https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 27 May 2026 17:02:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2041504 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:29:51 +0000 alohaorchid 2041504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm getting around $3,000 back this year. I haven't had a refund in years so I'm pretty happy.</p> <p>ETA: my husband always gets a pretty decent sized refund because in his line of work he is able to write off a lot of expenses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2041287 Mon, 26 Jan 2015 21:01:11 +0000 dc yoga bee 2041287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nay. Always a Nay. Having a baby this year, should help us for next year though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2039480 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 12:29:34 +0000 reverie 2039480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This year is mostly a yay. I love giving the government an interest free loan -- it ultimately helps me budget better during the year (I feel like we live paycheck to paycheck at times b/c I claim zero deductions and qualify for like 8). This year is the first year that I've been the sole income earner so I'm interested to see where we wind up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2039154 Sat, 24 Jan 2015 20:51:09 +0000 irene 2039154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are getting a GIGANTIC refund :) but I also MADE A LOT LESS MONEY this year :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2039109 Sat, 24 Jan 2015 19:38:12 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2039109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh. So far we had a baby and we owe more. wTF! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038988 Sat, 24 Jan 2015 16:00:02 +0000 MrsH 2038988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm indifferent - I'm in the interest free loan to the government mindset group. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038984 Sat, 24 Jan 2015 15:51:45 +0000 808love 2038984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This year we are breaking even. I should be happy but I'm so used to having a good sized refund, so I'm feeling a little :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038922 Sat, 24 Jan 2015 14:36:15 +0000 sarac 2038922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always get a refund, sometimes a big one. We could probably change our widthholdings, but I honestly prefer the big refund. Last year we had to replace the sewer line at our rental, and we got a huge refund from that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038854 Sat, 24 Jan 2015 13:15:39 +0000 mrscobee 2038854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always owe. Never file until April 15 (or October 15 if we file an extension). Better than giving the government an interest free loan though. I prefer not to look at my tax return at all as it is really depressing to see how much the govt takes out, but like some posters have said it is worse in some other countries. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038533 Sat, 24 Jan 2015 06:34:50 +0000 regberadaisy 2038533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm really not sure because I was laid off, at 3 different jobs, collected unemployment for half the year and had a baby. So no clue what to expect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038519 Sat, 24 Jan 2015 04:23:23 +0000 bpcmarj 2038519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is the first year we will owe instead of getting a refund because DH owns his own business. Last year was our biggest refund ever thanks to a few credits we got (childcare deduction, rental credit, etc). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038470 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 23:37:00 +0000 FancyGem 2038470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hope that we don't have to owe anything. I'll be happy with that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038424 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 22:45:30 +0000 littlejoy 2038424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BandDmommy: I feel you. It's so hard to owe a lot. Awesome to hear you won't owe as much this year!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038421 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 22:44:13 +0000 littlejoy 2038421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I own a business. I always owe. It's always depressing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038414 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 22:37:51 +0000 marionberry 2038414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm hoping that this year provides a good refund. We only are counting one lo but we bought a house and got a few bonuses where they took a lot of tax out, so I'm hoping it will be sizeable. That money is basically what will pay for our twins' nicu care if they need it. Sadly we won't have extra for a vacation probably, but next year with 3 deductions for kids and no big expenses I am determined to get a vacation! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038411 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 22:32:42 +0000 HLK208 2038411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know yet because we haven't gotten our W2's but we usually get a refund. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038401 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 22:23:08 +0000 Corduroy 2038401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess I'm an idiot because I didn't know my W4 exemption was supposed to be zero once I got married. I should have read the back of the form. We owed $5k last year because of that even though we bought a house and had a kid. I know it's the same in the end but it sucks to write the check. Hoping for a better outcome this year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038396 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 22:19:16 +0000 matador84 2038396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel good about them...we will get a very small refund. Normally we owe quite a bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038394 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 22:15:25 +0000 travellingbee 2038394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually owe or break even. Not worried either way as we have money set aside for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038385 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 22:04:22 +0000 StbHisMrs 2038385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope we don't owe. We have to file an extension because my Husband won't be home until May, and I don't know his work deductions.<br /> The state owes us big time, they took our refund last year to pay for their mistake in '12, and then set us up on a payment plan. Then they became back logged and haven't looked at it since. Annoyed. They owe us + interest. Hoping to get it back really soon!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038308 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:39:30 +0000 SleepyMonkey 2038308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always owe. But someone once told me that you always want to owe because if you are getting a refund it means you paid too much to the government in taxes over the year and they basically got an interest free loan from you. So that makes me feel better. I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038289 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:24:50 +0000 BandDmommy 2038289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a great job this year and only owe a little. The past two years we owed over $20k. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2038287 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:23:05 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2038287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never know until we actually do our taxes because we try and set everything up to where, if we're getting a refund, it is a small as physically possible. I don't want the government to have anymore of my money all year then I possibly have to. But it is also kind of painful writing them a check. So I try and make it so it's a really small refund which sometimes means we owe a pretty small check. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2036939 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 03:44:37 +0000 lamariniere 2036939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Major NAY! I live in Austria where taxes+social heathcare are around 50%... :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2036812 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 22:08:03 +0000 jhd 2036812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This will be our first year ever getting a refund! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2036801 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 21:59:00 +0000 Boogs 2036801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Should be :) so can't wait! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2036779 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 21:48:05 +0000 sapphire 2036779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate it. We owed big time last year. We changed our exceptions to hopefully help, but I'm guessing we'll still owe. Wish we could count the baby as a dependent, but not til next year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2036492 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:11:52 +0000 NCSUchick27 2036492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay! I think we will get a pretty big refund this year. Last year was not so good as we owed quite a bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2036486 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:09:35 +0000 jedeve 2036486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm always motivated to get them done in January. And then it seems like we always have one W2 or something sent well after the deadline. And then I get it April 14th. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2014-taxes-or#post-2036482 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:08:39 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2036482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We basically always get a refund. I like it. I do them as soon as we get our w-2's! </p>