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Yay for tax rebates!

Posted Tuesday, March 18, 2008 8:14 PM

My coworker sent me a link to find out when to expect your tax rebate to come in.  Woohoo!  If it goes off of my husband's SSN, we'll get ours May 2nd!  If not, May 9th.  I'll take it either way!

 The link: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=729121

There's a little table on the righthand side that helps you figure it out.

Show me the money!

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re: Yay for tax rebates!

Man, i still haven't even filed my taxes yet! I get them done for free through my SIL so i can't complain though. This year, DH is still trying to figure out whether we're claiming married or separate as we only were married for 1/4 of 2007... but i need that rebate and soon, so i guess i better get on him about that!

Posted by ShayLynn    Tuesday, March 18, 2008 2:50 PM


re: Yay for tax rebates!

We filed separately last year because it was more beneficial that way.  I always thought getting married gave you a huge tax break...boy was I wrong!  We just filed ours yesterday.

Posted by edmo    Tuesday, March 18, 2008 4:05 PM


re: Yay for tax rebates!

H and I a both kind of irritated about this...  they are sending us money that will count against our refund next year (or - worst case situation, that we could end up having to pay back when tax time comes around next year..)

We are going to put it in savings, and sit on it so we will be prepared for tax time next year when our refund will be smaller, or they may even want all or part of it back...  this program seems like a shady loan  from the govt to me...  trying to get us to spend money now  and borrowing against our future....  it is a Republican plan, but it is the fiscal conservative republican in me that thinks it is a shakey plan...

It felt great to get our refund this year and to see that sitting in our savings now, but I wish the govt offered an "opt out" program for the rebate...

Posted by todds_wife    Tuesday, March 18, 2008 4:13 PM


re: Yay for tax rebates!

We have to wait till the end of june. However, we just got our federal refund back.

Posted by MrsDestroyer07    Tuesday, March 18, 2008 6:49 PM


re: Yay for tax rebates!

Hmm, everything I've read about it says there's no paying it back and that it has nothing to do with future tax returns.  The only thing is that if they gave you less than you really should have received, you'd get the difference.  Maybe some of the details changed since going into effect, though...I'll have to read up on it more, I suppose.  We don't plan to actually go out and spend ours, either.  This is going straight to our savings.  :)

I've heard that for some, joint is the best way to file, while for others, separately is the way to go.  We just have someone do our taxes to be sure we get the biggest bang for our buck.  I think maybe we could have gotten a few more benefits by filing separately, but it wasn't much of a choice for us.  Immigration would tear us apart if we did, even if we were doing it to make more money.  ;~;  I can't wait until they don't have a hold on our lives anymore!!

Posted by Choensa    Tuesday, March 18, 2008 7:39 PM


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About Choensa

We are married as of July 7th! I strive to be a Proverbs 31 wife and am thankful for each day I have the opportunity to grow by my husband's side. ^^;; We are trying to get a few things sorted for now so that we can head down the path God has paved for us full force!


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