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Feb. 11th, 2010 01:08 pmI got my check from the IRS Tuesday. So, to recap: In June 2007 I cashed some government bonds. In 2008 I forgot to declared these on my tax form. In April 2009 the IRS said I owed back taxes. However, both my credit union and Bank of America had reported the bonds to the IRS, so they were asking for twice as much tax as I owed. It took over a month to get Bank of America to realize and correct their error, and I sent in a check to the IRS at the last moment. I had to estimate how much I actually owed.
In October 2009 the IRS informed me that they owed me money, but this was confusingly worded to make it sound as if I owed them another 180.00 (until I read the fine print). I sent in the request for a refund in November.
To top things off, my check came with another official letter from the IRS informing me of their intent to send me a check. Only the amount they said they were sending me was slightly less than what they DID send me (the difference is about $1.00). Presumably they've paid me interest, although I suppose I wouldn't preclude them coming back to me later for their extra buck.
I think I'm going to cash my check today and drive up to Fry's. I have a $10.00 gift certificate to use there, and a couple of anime dvds that I've apparently lost and need to replace. I don't want to spend money but since I have an extra 44.00 from the IRS I should be okay.
The last two nights have been mostly fail on the writing and exercise front. I told myself that I was going to write 50,000 words this month, and I've written hardly anything. My ability to motivate myself is quite low.
In October 2009 the IRS informed me that they owed me money, but this was confusingly worded to make it sound as if I owed them another 180.00 (until I read the fine print). I sent in the request for a refund in November.
To top things off, my check came with another official letter from the IRS informing me of their intent to send me a check. Only the amount they said they were sending me was slightly less than what they DID send me (the difference is about $1.00). Presumably they've paid me interest, although I suppose I wouldn't preclude them coming back to me later for their extra buck.
I think I'm going to cash my check today and drive up to Fry's. I have a $10.00 gift certificate to use there, and a couple of anime dvds that I've apparently lost and need to replace. I don't want to spend money but since I have an extra 44.00 from the IRS I should be okay.
The last two nights have been mostly fail on the writing and exercise front. I told myself that I was going to write 50,000 words this month, and I've written hardly anything. My ability to motivate myself is quite low.
