Sgt_Habz
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Has anyone done their 2009 taxes yet? I took a look and compared my 2009 federal withheld to my 2008 federal withheld, and its about $800 less this year! I asked a couple of other guys I work with, and theirs are about the same.
Talked to my Mom, who has already done her taxes. She always claims "0" on her W-4 so she gets the nice return every year. This year, she's getting about $800 dollars less back. Her withholding were also much less this year. Coincidence?
So she calls her accountant at work. He explains that this is because of the "stimulus" earlier in the year that allowed us all to keep more of our money (about $15 per week). What they DIDN'T say was that we weren't going to keep it for long. They still want that federal tax, they just didn't collect during that "stimulus" period.
So I'm asking any of you to take a look and compare your 2008 to your 2009 federal withheld on your W-2's. I just want to make sure this is affecting us all. And you can bet this is going to spur one helluva response at the Tea Parties this year!
*This thread is somewhat in response to the recent references to the Declaration of Independence, specifically:
"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..."
Has anyone done their 2009 taxes yet? I took a look and compared my 2009 federal withheld to my 2008 federal withheld, and its about $800 less this year! I asked a couple of other guys I work with, and theirs are about the same.
Talked to my Mom, who has already done her taxes. She always claims "0" on her W-4 so she gets the nice return every year. This year, she's getting about $800 dollars less back. Her withholding were also much less this year. Coincidence?
So she calls her accountant at work. He explains that this is because of the "stimulus" earlier in the year that allowed us all to keep more of our money (about $15 per week). What they DIDN'T say was that we weren't going to keep it for long. They still want that federal tax, they just didn't collect during that "stimulus" period.
So I'm asking any of you to take a look and compare your 2008 to your 2009 federal withheld on your W-2's. I just want to make sure this is affecting us all. And you can bet this is going to spur one helluva response at the Tea Parties this year!
*This thread is somewhat in response to the recent references to the Declaration of Independence, specifically:
"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..."