Posted: 3/17/2006 7:44:02 AM EDT
| That's how much the government took out of my bonus check this year. Can you believe that? I need some tax deductions that don't call me daddy. So how much of your check did the IRS help themselves to? MJD |
I cant believe your speaking out aginst our government in a public forum. Men in black suits will be visiting you soon. 
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Think about this. You make $100,000, get taxed %36 You net $64,000 ($36,000) You spend $20,000 of that as disposable income (food, clothes, entertainment, travel, etc) City/state tax it at 8% ($1,600) You pay taxes on your 2 cars, your $200,000 house and all your other personal property. ($3,000) You spend $3,000/year on gas, which about half of it is straight tax money ($1,500) Now you net $57,900. ----------------------- |
I got an $8000 reenlistment bonus several years ago, I think I only actually saw about $5000 of it though, always thought it was kinda underhanded that the government pays you and then takes part of it right back  This last year was kind of a fluke and I actually got back a refund for about $500 more than I had withheld for the year. |
