…then gives it back, and takes it again.<\/p>\n
I got a note from the Oregon Dept. of Revenue a while back saying they were going to take money from my Fed return to repay back Oregon taxes – no surprise, I expected it. Sure enough, they nipped $401 and change. Cool, I don’t have to write any more checks to them.<\/p>\n
Then I get a note on Friday that they were going to nip another<\/em> $405 and change from my state return.<\/p>\n Huh?!?<\/p>\n Monday, I figured out how the state gets away with all of their “miscalculations” – they take the phone connected to their 1-800 number off the hook during tax time. Either that, or they have pissed off about a million people, because I tried calling them over 15 times in two days, and never got anything but a busy signal between 8am and 6pm.<\/p>\n Today, I figured out what happened when I checked my mail. There is apparently some stupid rule someplace that says they can nick your Fed return, but if they later discover that you would still get a state refund, they give the original money back<\/em> then<\/strong> nick the money from your state return. I got a check for the original $401+.<\/p>\n Some of you may have noticed the difference in the amounts. That would be the additional month of interest, since I technically<\/em> had not paid those taxes, since they attached the Federal money unnecessarily.<\/p>\n Yeah, that’s what I said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"