IRS season: did Trump deliver? Or was the tax cut fake news?

hashmander

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if the measure of success is simply keeping more of your money then the most successful policy would be eliminating all taxes. success is about whether the balance between tax cuts and revenue is right. if the economy suffers because we got to keep $500 more (a bone) last year while millionaires and billionaires ride off into the sunset then what was the point.
 

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if the measure of success is simply keeping more of your money then the most successful policy would be eliminating all taxes. success is about whether the balance between tax cuts and revenue is right. if the economy suffers because we got to keep $500 more (a bone) last year while millionaires and billionaires ride off into the sunset then what was the point.
i dont think anyone disagrees with that, i was just curious how many stories we have like some of these above. one dude kept another 3 or 4 grand with his wife, dude in NY with a house got fukked over, etc

im really looking forward to the public's response to this shyt over the next month or so
 

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I have to figure everything, to see how it would compare to previous years. They gave a nice break down at the finish, so, it shouldn't be difficult to work out the numbers.

At any rate, Feds accepted my tax return today. My savings will be restored, then some.. I'll be able to put back when I had to dip into with paying an unexpected, rather large bill and a significant loss of wages and hours. Nice padding while I transition into a new career.
 
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I think my wife and I owe about $100 but our tax burden was between $3000-$4000 less than the previous year, I don't have the exact numbers in front of be. But I owe because I try and set my taxes up to break even, I rather get more every paycheck than the lump sum and fukk giving the govt an interest free loan


That was always my rationale 'til I started getting hit with an underpayment penalty. Which kinda defeated the purpose of not giving the government free money in the first place.

So now every November/end of October I change my W4 and have them take out an additional $1000 each check for the last two months just to be certain that I've kept most of my taxable income for the year until it's absolutely necessary to give it up.

I'm notorious for waiting last minute to file my returns though, so not sure how the cuts affected me yet.
 

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tax decisions typically do not help low middle to middle class families unless they are bringing in dual incomes and have kids or small businesses.
 

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his tax cuts raised my highest tax rate, fukked my deductions for high ass CA state taxes, fukked my mortgage interest and property tax deduction not accounting for high ass housing costs in CA, only thing going for me is a quit my job in july so i was overtaxed for the first half of the year.
 
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In the 50-75k range nothing significant on the federal level. Colorado took less and gave me more back than Illinois ever did though. #fukkIllinois
 

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I'm in NY.

I am doing better federally but my state return got wiped out.

:francis:

It's about the same amount I got last year but Idk what the fukk happened to my state return.
 
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