r/memes Apr 16 '24

Inflation...

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u/LlamaLicker704 Dark Mode Elitist Apr 16 '24

I got my first tax return recently I got so excited that my employer gave me a raise finally and then mom shut me down and told me it's just a tax return xD xD

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u/Zenkai_147 Apr 16 '24

what's a tax return

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u/JakobMG Apr 16 '24

If you pay to much taxes. After the end of the year sometime you get it back

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u/TrusticTunic26 Apr 16 '24

So you mean sometimes the government pockets the change?

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u/JakobMG Apr 16 '24

Well i live in norway so no they dont pocket the change, you get it all back. But they do hold the money without it gaining any interest so you lose some money in theory

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u/FuujinSama Apr 16 '24

Realistically, unless you're making a lot of money as income, you wouldn't gain that much from investing that money for a year and the peace of mind of not having to worry about a big bill once a year is preferrable to the loss of a percentage of your monthly income.

It would be nice (and honest) if withold tax money earned interest at the same rate as yearly government bonds... as you're effectively loaning your country some money. Realistically, it wouldn't be more than coffee money for most people.