It’s May 2nd and I finally met with my tax
account to complete my tax return and receive my refund. The good news for me is that my refund
totals about $1400. The bad news for my
accountant, Kathy, is that I may not hire her again next year.
When she completed the return, she showed me the comparison
of my tax returns for the last few years that she has done my taxes. As I looked at the different numbers, I noticed, with surprise, that the
year before I had only received a refund of $999. I asked Kathy what made such a big difference when my basic
finances were practically the same for both years. She took a few minutes to look at it and found that the federal
government had not deducted any taxes in 2009 …. and then, “Oops,” she said, I
didn’t see the deduction from the state which entitled me to an extra $600.
“Wow” I thought and immediately asked if we could file an amendment. Of course she did and my $1400 grew to
$2000. Good thing I spotted the
difference. But next year I’ll have to
think twice about whom I will hire to file my taxes.
By Hannah
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