What are you doing with your tax refund this year?

[StageLeft]

This is the first year I'm not getting money back, so my refund is about -$1200. Frankly after doing prelim calcs on turbo tax since I know i'm not getting back I've lost all interest in doing my taxes, maybe I'll get back to them next month. Or not.

 

[iGas]

Buys RRSP with it to lower my income tax and to offset the tax that I have to pay on investment capital gains.

 

[SSSnail]

I'm gonna pay it.

 

[Bignate603]

I'm getting $72 back on federal, I owe $69 on state so I've almost got my withholdings perfect.

 

[Leros]

It'll go right back into my other accounts. No reason to treat it any differently than any other money.

 

[DrPizza]

weird - I had already posted in this thread. Thought it was a new one.

 

[pontifex]

I've got everything but my bank's form...whatever that one is called that shows your interest or whatever...

 

[lifeobry]

It'll go right back into my other accounts. No reason to treat it any differently than any other money.

I also have this boring answer.

 

[Tsavo]

I'm going to give mine to my grandmother.

I hope I don't fall climbing up onto the stage to stuff it into her g-string like I did last year.

 

[PrinceofWands]

*sad panda* no refund this year. Then again, no taxes this year, so I'm not complaining.

 

[Cobalt]

I used mine for a down payment on a car.

 

[Modular]

New bathrooms and a drainage pipe in the backyard! Fuck houses.

 

[guyver01]

I've got everything but my bank's form...whatever that one is called that shows your interest or whatever...

1099INT


No refund for me this year... owe $350 for Fed, and $70 for state.

 

[Ricemarine]

Use it to pay off the laptop and two netbooks I bought

 

[Scouzer]

this will be my last year getting a refund

 

[boomhower]

Pay down the credit cards, again. God I can't wait until my wife gets out of school so we can quite playing this game every year. Three down and one more to go!

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Probably take a few hundred out for toys, buy new carpet for our upstairs, and then save the rest.

 

[trmiv]

Paying down a credit card. Wasn't going to and then one of our dogs had a medical problem that required a stay overnight at the vet. $600 for that bill that I had to put on a credit card. So I've got to put something on it.

 

[clamum]

Not sure how much I'm getting back this year (got about $2000 last year) but probably using it to offset the costs of the guns I've bought recently. I may buy more of them, or accessories for what I have, or perhaps get a new LCD TV.

 

[kalrith]

I usually pay, but I had a son last year and should get a healthy sum back. I plan on taking my wife out for a nice date and putting the rest into savings as our emergency fund (which went toward a new well pump a couple months ago).

 

[Red Squirrel]

It will go towards paying my furniture. Hopefully I get a decent amount. I'm guessing at least 1k. My bonus will be around 1.2k and I had 1k remaining from my shares so that will be a nice chunk alltogether.

What do people do that make them have to actually pay taxes and not receive any money? I've heard of people being stuck paying.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Kurosawa AK100 box set, $300
Weekend getaway & Strippers with a trusted friend $400
Hot Water Heater $400

The rest ... I haven't spent. I've been careless and allowed my CC balance to exist again, so I'll probably just pay it off and then stick what's left (if there is any), into a savings account (my home theater budget account .. hehehe), I am gonna eventually need some furniture and, a projector, and a screen .... so money will be good to have, as I haven't yet found out how to get them for free

I need to update my W4 again, I'm at 3 deductions, gonna try setting it to 4.

 

[Imp]

Saving a big chunk of it. The other chunk I might splurge on a 32" LCD for my room. Getting sick of my dark, faded 20 year old CRT.

 

[pontifex]

Damnit! I started doing my taxes last night and I had 3 out of 4 of my W2s entered and i was getting $1630 back. I then put in my last W2 and it dropped to $730.

 

[amdhunter]

Paying off debt.

I was actually alarmed by how much I'll be getting back this year, I need to reduce my deductions.. I'd rather have the money throughout the year.

See, I am the opposite. I'd rather give more and get a chunk back later. I like the idea of a huge chunk of cash at the beginning of the year.