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Tax refunds a good way to get out of debt

Monday, January 9th, 2006

It’s that time of year again; soon you will have many sources popping up suggesting ways to spend your upcoming tax refund. Let’s put this in perspective.

First, tax refunds are not “found” money, but a return of money YOU overpaid into the tax system! The average refund check is somewhere around $2,200 and $2,400.

One of the first things that you should do, if you had no abnormal deductions for the year and anticipate that those deductions will remain the same in the future, is to change your withholdings so you don’t overpay in 2006. I have no idea why you would want to give someone (even the government) money to hold onto for a year with no interest being made off of that money.

An easy way to calculate this adjustment is to take your refund amount, divide it by twelve and adjust your withholdings accordingly. Your company’s payroll department can assist you in this process. By doing this, it could give you several hundred dollars …continue reading the article titled Tax refunds a good way to get out of debt

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