I owe $199. First time in my life I owed, mainly because my wife earned for about a month and it pushed me over the limit (I was claiming two dependents). Last year I got back $3700 (I only paid in about $2200) and the year prior I got around $2700 and the year prior I got nearly $6000 (moving expenses).

 

i got back 3300, due mostly to an education credit. i kinda wish i could've gotten less tax withheld and made interest on that money in my bank instead of the gov't getting the interest.

 

$767 fed $67 state. I try to rig my witholding to get as close to $0 as possible but had a home sale transaction that made it difficult.

One year I got something like a $10 federal return and owed the state about three bucks. Hardly worth the stamps.

 

About $3000. This is the first time in several years that I have gotten any money back. FWIW I became a home owner for the first time in mid 05, so this is the first time that I could actually itemize my deductions.

Andrew

 

$1400 here. Being a student is a wonderful thing. I paid about $68.00 in taxes after my deductions.

 

I owe about $400 between state and federal.

 

I owed Uncle Sam for the last 15 years. This year Uncle Sam owes me $3,100 which will help in the budget to replace the roof on the house.

 

I got a piddly check from the state of California, but it arrived only 8 days after I e-filed my return. You know why? It was from the controllers office, whose name is on the check and on the envelope, Steve Westly. He's running for Governor. Whipping his staff to get refunds out fast so everyone will be impressed and vote for him.

 

Being new to this country and the tax system here, what is itemization? And when/why would I do it? I'm sure it depends on your situation, so in what situations does it make sense? Single/married/certain income level...?

 

$2800 combined state & federal refund

tuition & interest deduction 4tw!