Due to workplace incompetence, I had to repay some unemployment benefits. I mailed them a couple of hundred minuscule amount checks. Even overpaid with the last couple so they would have to send me a refund. (Insert Statler and Waldorf laugh here).
A tax ‘refund’ means you gave the gov’t an interest free loan.
We don’t have to worry about that, we’ll probably owe $6000 or so this year 🙁 and they’re not getting it until the…very…last…day.
If I recall correctly, here in the Netherlands, we don’t have the pay if the difference is that small (nor do they, if it a small difference in their favor). It saves a bit of hassle.
I suppose it might be satisfying to retaliate by making tax-collectors lives harder, but ultimately that just costs more, which is then passed on to the taxpayers. And it’s not like they get paid on performance anyway, so whether they count a hundred pennies or do more worthwhile work, they get paid the same.
Up here the tax form says a difference of +/- $2 isn’t paid or charged. People have made millions skimming off ’rounding errors’ of a fraction of a penny and if they owe me a single cent, I want it !!! Once upon a time I got a government cheque for seventeen cents and I still have it, I’m pretty sure it cost more to print and mail than it was worth and I hope I’m screwing up some ledger somewhere and affecting a manager’s bonus by not cashing it 🙂
7 thoughts on “#1439 Taxes”
Ale-Eight-One Ohmu
Due to workplace incompetence, I had to repay some unemployment benefits. I mailed them a couple of hundred minuscule amount checks. Even overpaid with the last couple so they would have to send me a refund. (Insert Statler and Waldorf laugh here).
Llywenna
A tax ‘refund’ means you gave the gov’t an interest free loan.
We don’t have to worry about that, we’ll probably owe $6000 or so this year 🙁 and they’re not getting it until the…very…last…day.
JW
If I recall correctly, here in the Netherlands, we don’t have the pay if the difference is that small (nor do they, if it a small difference in their favor). It saves a bit of hassle.
I suppose it might be satisfying to retaliate by making tax-collectors lives harder, but ultimately that just costs more, which is then passed on to the taxpayers. And it’s not like they get paid on performance anyway, so whether they count a hundred pennies or do more worthwhile work, they get paid the same.
Ale-Eight-One Ohmu
SPITE DOESN’T HAVE TO FOLLOW LOGIC!!! FACE THE WRATH OF MY SPITE SMITE!!!! MY ENEMIES SHALL TASTE MY PETTY REVENGE!!!!
Llywenna
Up here the tax form says a difference of +/- $2 isn’t paid or charged. People have made millions skimming off ’rounding errors’ of a fraction of a penny and if they owe me a single cent, I want it !!! Once upon a time I got a government cheque for seventeen cents and I still have it, I’m pretty sure it cost more to print and mail than it was worth and I hope I’m screwing up some ledger somewhere and affecting a manager’s bonus by not cashing it 🙂
SurlyQueen
Omg, the check for 17 cents is hilarious. I think I would have framed it.
Becky
YESSS! SPITE!!!!!
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