April 17 -- Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's!

[innerSpaceman]

Yeah, I'll hit up the B&J ... last time the line moved really fast. Otherwise, my time would indeed be worth more than the price of an ice-cream cone.

The bad thing it, my will power to resist ice-creamy goodness crumbles when someone offers it to me for free. Perhaps I will get lucky and there'll be a long line after all.

[Alex]

I too waited until the last minute to do taxes because I was certain we'd owe money. Of course, the smart thing would be to do them and then hold the forms if I owed, but that's not the way I roll.

Turns out, of course, that we're getting a sizable refund. The late year return to work had the opposite effect from what I expected.

But it's moot. Just remembered that what I was thinking was a B&J is a B&R, so I won't be getting any ice cream either way.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Turns out, of course, that we're getting a sizable refund. The late year return to work had the opposite effect from what I expected.

That's generally what happens in that case. Your payroll was likely withholding based on a full year's salary. Since you only had a partial year's worth of income you were likely in a lower tax bracket than you would have been had you worked the full year, so taxes were being withheld at too high of a rate. At least that's what happened the year that I only worked for 6 months.

[Snowflake]

Well, depending on my car and the final cost, I may need more than one cone (and thank goodness they will be free)