Had taxes done and doing happy Dance!!

[Trentmom]

We did our taxes last night and knew we would have enough to pay for our vacation pacakge. We figured we would have to save up the airfare and spending money on our own.

Not so....we have enough for everything and still have some left over!!!

Doing Happy Dance!!!:dancer: :dancer: :dancer:

Anyone else recently have their taxes done and were surprised with a bigger refund then they were thinking?

289 more Days!!!
Trentmom:tinker: :mickeyjum :donald:

[Crazy4Disney06]

Wow that's great! Our tax refund is also paying for a huge part of our trip!:cool1:

[MickeyMirth]

Anyone else recently have their taxes done and were surprised with a bigger refund then they were thinking?

289 more Days!!!
Trentmom:tinker: :mickeyjum :donald:

We do our own taxes, hubby is an engineer but sees himself as Capt. Ahab and taxes are his white whale. We decided that every dollar over a certain amount would go toward our next Disney trip. I usually lay low on tax preparation days. Not this year, I was on him like white on rice and jumped in to help. Taxes are done, filed and our trip will be paid for!:cheer2: I'm currently trying to design a super hero type costume for my new persona "Deduction Finde " I'm thinking something in lime green.:)

[Trentmom]

We do our own taxes, hubby is an engineer but sees himself as Capt. Ahab and taxes are his white whale. We decided that every dollar over a certain amount would go toward our next Disney trip. I usually lay low on tax preparation days. Not this year, I was on him like white on rice and jumped in to help. Taxes are done, filed and our trip will be paid for!:cheer2: I'm currently trying to design a super hero type costume for my new persona "Deduction Finde " I'm thinking something in lime green.:)


You are too funny!!!!:rotfl2:

This is the first year we had someone else do our taxes, and boy did it pay off!!

:cool1: Trentmom

[TXMouseChaser]

We just got back from a 7 day Disney trip that last years taxes paid for! :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

I am doing our taxes today to see if we can go again in September!! (I am sure we will have enough to go but it will mean the difference in where we stay and for how long!)

[chrissyc]

Our taxes are paying for our trip also! WhooHoo!

[sweetascanbee]

Our refund paid for our last trip. :cool1:

This year we are getting new windows...LOL

BECKY

[byoung]

Good for you, have a great vacation.

[Trentmom]

Good for you, have a great vacation.

Thanks byoung!! We will definitely be doing MVMCP Now!!! :banana:

I am so excited to see my DS's eyes light up at all of the Christmas Decorations. Every night during this past Christmas season, I had to drive around from town to town for him to see all the decorations.......It was so much fun as I love Christmas Lights!!!

288 more days!!!
:woohoo:

[MikeS.]

Our tax refund last year paid for our 1st ever trip to WDW. This year we are going to Vero beach for a week with a couple side trips to WDW from the refund. I always overpay my taxes out of withholding as a forced savings account. Works for me and Uncle Sam.

[Albort]

im still working on my taxes :(

procrastinating is BAAAAD.

[lokin4deer]

My FIL finished ours yesterday and it looks like we have enough to pay off our Best Buy card and go to WDW again :cool1: :banana: Now we just have to decide when, where and how long. :dance3:

[MickeyMirth]

My FIL finished ours yesterday and it looks like we have enough to pay off our Best Buy card and go to WDW again :cool1: :banana: Now we just have to decide when, where and how long. :dance3:

And what a most magical decision to make!:thumbsup2 Congratulations!

[Steph9072]

My sister is a CPA and always does ours. Since our trip is a gift all we were saving for was spending $$$ & gas $$$. Not anymore we are getting enough back to pay for about 2 more trips :cool1: So spending $$ won't be a problem!

[slruud]

Not to rain on anyone's parade, but why not try adjusting your withholding so you get more back per pay period, and put the excess in an interest paying account??? Why let the goverment hold on to your money for over a year and not pay you any interest on the money??? Seems like most people could use extra $$$ during the year, but that's just me, blasphemer and all.

[MikeS.]

Not to rain on anyone's parade, but why not try adjusting your withholding so you get more back per pay period, and put the excess in an interest paying account??? Why let the goverment hold on to your money for over a year and not pay you any interest on the money??? Seems like most people could use extra $$$ during the year, but that's just me, blasphemer and all.


Because that money, somehow or another, would get spent. This way I get a lump sum and can hide it.

[Dawn77]

tax refunds is my way of vacationing, mine not done yet:sad2: , but i'm sure it will be enough to pay for one of my trips to the world this year...:woohoo: :woohoo:

[jimenyfan]

Not to rain on anyone's parade, but why not try adjusting your withholding so you get more back per pay period, and put the excess in an interest paying account??? Why let the goverment hold on to your money for over a year and not pay you any interest on the money??? Seems like most people could use extra $$$ during the year, but that's just me, blasphemer and all.

My DH is in sales and his commission and bonus are both taxed as supplemental pay(25% in fed tax ) even by adjusting him to married 9 we will still get alot of money back.

[tarazandra]

Yay! to the OP. Our taxes were more than we figured since last year's refund was roughly $100, lol. So it was large and half went for shopping fun and the other half paid our Poly room deposit :cool1: That was a nice surprise because we were not counting on useing a tax refund in any way.

[tarazandra]

Not to rain on anyone's parade, but why not try adjusting your withholding so you get more back per pay period, and put the excess in an interest paying account??? Why let the goverment hold on to your money for over a year and not pay you any interest on the money??? Seems like most people could use extra $$$ during the year, but that's just me, blasphemer and all.

We do claim absolutely everything we can (hence last year's $100 refund total from fed. and state). Our large refund is directly related to the high tax on bonuses. It definitely wasn't enough to pay for a whole vacation for us. Heck, it didn't even cover our room for our whole stay, lol. For us it was a nice surprise, not something we count on.

[Trentmom]

Not to rain on anyone's parade, but why not try adjusting your withholding so you get more back per pay period, and put the excess in an interest paying account??? Why let the goverment hold on to your money for over a year and not pay you any interest on the money??? Seems like most people could use extra $$$ during the year, but that's just me, blasphemer and all.

Good idea, but the money is too easy to get my hands on then...

This way, I have no access to it and no it will be there when it comes time to pay for our vacation...

[Trentmom]

Yay! to the OP. Our taxes were more than we figured since last year's refund was roughly $100, lol. So it was large and half went for shopping fun and the other half paid our Poly room deposit :cool1: That was a nice surprise because we were not counting on useing a tax refund in any way.


Thanks tarazandra!!!

That is great that you got back more than you were expecting, too!!!

Enjoy your trip!!!

[mom2taylorandemily]

Ours did as well, it paid for our trip, airfare and spending money. I am sooo excited.

Only 283 days to go!!!

[TreslovesWDW]

I am paying for our trip with our refund also. We got more than I thought, spent some already hope I can hold on to it till our trip. lol

[Trentmom]

DH went to sign our forms at the accountant office and she found more money for us.....an extra $700.00!!!!!

Happy Dance, Happy Dance!!!!

Disney World here we come!!!!!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[carpetride]

CPA hasn't finished with ours yet, but we are going completely free using, hotel point (offsite), frequent flyer miles for airplane, and AmEx for the park tickets--had to request this as a special item through their "your reward" program.

Congratulations to everyone on getting your money back, I do same thing even though I'm passing up the interest. Let's face it I would just blow it on junk through out the year!