Thread: $1.86 a day?
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Old 03-09-2009, 07:07 AM   #47 (permalink)
Lasereth
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Originally Posted by dippin View Post
You are not having to pay back last years check. The reason the amount you owe or will be refunded changes when you state that you received a check last year is because people who did not qualify for a check last year can get one now, but the amount you are paying in taxes/getting back through refund is still about the same.
Uhhh...not quite. On TurboTax it plainly says on page 1. Did you get a stimulus check? If you check yes, it goes down $1,200. If you check no, then it stays the same.

*EDIT*

Unless TurboTax starts off your e-filing with a $1,200 credit by assuming you didn't get a 2008 check. Hmm.
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