[Peace-discuss] Re: [Peace] Refund Anticipation Loans

[Marti Wilkinson]

Hi Mark:

In my original post I state that I have no problem with tax preparers
selling their services for a set fee. For some people their taxes are
complicated enough to require having a trained individual to go over things
with a fine tooth comb. Plus if you do go to a tax preparation place they
may offer audit protection. Your perspective is well taken.

Peace, Marti


On Feb 1, 2008 10:06 AM, Mark Morenz <marketype at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Marti:
>
> First, thank you for your activism and thanks to the
> list-administrator's for this list.
>
> I hadn't heard of the 'refund loan' thing. Thanks for
> the tip.
>
> I am not affiliated with any tax preparation firms--
> but, in the interests of fairness, it should be
> clearly pointed out that tax preparation firms can
> also save people money. In my family, my wife and I
> have, at different times, owned our own (small)
> businesses and cashed out portions of our own
> retirement funds. There is a particular tax shop here
> in town that has literally saved/made us $2-3K during
> the years that those events occured.
>
> Since this whole topic is a bit off-topic for the
> list, let me try to bring it back...One thing I've
> never tried is the whole
> not-paying-the-war-funding-portion-of-phone-bill
> thing. I've considered it, but I don't know enough
> about it. Also, is there a similar tactic regarding
> taxes (that won't end a person up in prison)? Thanks!
>
> Be well!
>
> :-{)]
> Mark M.
>
>
>
>
> --- Marti Wilkinson <martiwilki at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I took my daughter to an appointment Monday
> > afternoon and on the way home I
> > stopped at Domino's on Bradley to pick up a pizza
> > order that I had called
> > in. Next to Domino's is a Jackson Hewitt tax office
> > and the place was
> > crowded with early filers. At this time of year many
> > people with either
> > their final paystubs or W-2's end up filing taxes in
> > anticipation of a
> > refund loan. The end result is the tax preparation
> > agency ends up with a
> > pretty nice chunk of the refund.
> >
> > I just got my W-2's in the mail and I went on the
> > irs.gov website and filed
> > my federal taxes for free. Then I went to the
> > Illinois.gov site and filed my
> > state taxes for free. Before I started using the
> > internet to file my taxes I
> > would head on over to the local HR Block office and
> > like many individuals
> > living paycheck to paycheck I used to take the
> > "Rapid Refund" approach.
> >
> >
> http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Taxes/Preparationtips/P41332.asp
> >
> > For me the good news is I did end up realizing just
> > how much my choices to
> > get a refund loan was costing me. However, I wonder
> > how many of the patron
> > in the Jackson Hewitt office are really going to get
> > their full refunds.
> >
> > It's my understanding that legal aid does offer tax
> > assistance to low income
> > individuals. Now I wonder if there are any other
> > resources. Personally I
> > don't have an issue with places like Jackson Hewitt
> > preparing tax returns
> > for a set fee...it's the whole concept of the "rapid
> > refund" that I don't
> > like.
> >
> > Marti
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