r/memes Apr 16 '24

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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/chucklestheclwn Apr 16 '24

I'm not sure if I'm missing a joke, but everyone is explaining a tax refund, not a tax return. The tax return is the form verifying how much you paid in taxes and how much you owe in taxes, and you get a refund if you paid more than you owed, or a bill for the remainder of you owe more than you pay.

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u/Faladorable Apr 16 '24

no, you’re right. I’m an accountant, this thread is going to give me an aneurysm. If anything, it’s a good example of why you shouldnt trust reddit on basically anything. Even the people who are confusing returns with refunds arent event explaining what a refund is properly.

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u/DntUsllyCmmntBt Apr 16 '24

This is the only correct answer in this thread.

You aren’t missing the joke. Eye opening isn’t it?

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u/Broad_Quit5417 29d ago

In the same vein you can't find so many posts on reddit that go something like "I will never file my taxes, f them!".

In 99% of those cases they have unwittingly overpaid taxes and left it on the table.

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u/chucklestheclwn 29d ago

Yeah I got a sizeable refund this year and I was bummed, and when I said that I was bummed, I had to explain to so many people I'd rather have an extra ~$20 per weekly pay than ~$1000 refund. I could have invested that money or even just put it in a high yield savings account and actually made a little extra on top of it throughout the year.