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Isadora Bielsky's tax bill this year brought her to tears. Last year, her family of four's refund topped $3,600. This year, the Colorado family owed in the thousands.
"I plugged it all in and at first I thought oh my goodness we're getting $8,000 back and then I realized it was the wrong color
so I went back in and checked everything and then I started to cry," Bielsky said.
Many Americans are learning their tax refund is not as much as they expected, or they are receiving a big tax bill. The average refund compared to last year has dropped nearly nine percent, according to the IRS. This is the first tax season since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act went into effect.
Owing just over $8,000 was bad enough but Bielsky said it felt even worse because last year, she went on the IRS website to make sure the government withheld enough taxes from her and her husband's paychecks.
"I have a PhD in neuroscience, my husband had an MD. If we can't figure this out, and we can't rely on the IRS and their calculators to give us the right information, what are we supposed to do?" Bielsky said.
William Gale, the co-director of the Tax Policy Center, said many Americans did get a tax cut but unless they made the correct changes to their withholding, the money may have wound up in their paychecks last year in smaller amounts.
"A lot of households live paycheck to paycheck and the refund is the single largest payment they get all year," Gale said. "The IRS had to tell people what to withhold and it's a difficult problem for tax payers, but it's even difficult for tax experts at the IRS."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-tax-refund-2019-irs-colorado-woman-tax-bill-left-her-in-tears/
sprinkleeninow
(20,235 posts)were in their corner with their phoney tax reform. How's that working out for y'all now.
It's affecting MANY in the negative. 😡
Arazi
(6,829 posts)sprinkleeninow
(20,235 posts)are responsible for the crapola coming down the pike.
Yes, sure, as I did say, MANY are being affected including those who knew better and got a clue what would really happen from the fraudulent one.
We're personally affected negatively this year along with a multitude of others.
Arazi
(6,829 posts)sprinkleeninow
(20,235 posts)marlakay
(11,443 posts)Before people start sueing saying government didnt withhold enough.
This lady said she checked because she thought about changing deductions and it said she was fine.
Its one thing to owe a few hundred another $8000, people just dont have that sitting around and IRS will let you make payments but with interest and penalty for being late.
I see lawsuits.
Demovictory9
(32,443 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,724 posts)Are we seeing any of Trump's billionaire buddies complaining about owing more?
sprinkleeninow
(20,235 posts)oasis
(49,365 posts)MarcA
(2,195 posts)much less that it was passed by all Republican control. All they said was
that people should watch their deductions and contact IRS.