tax refunds
Overpayment returns annually
Tax refunds are money returned by the government when a taxpayer has paid more in taxes than they owed.
Most refunds result from excessive withholding from paychecks throughout the year: I'm waiting on my tax refund to pay off credit cards.
While people celebrate refunds as windfalls, they represent interest-free loans to the government.
- overpaymentAmount paid exceeding debt
- money backReimbursement for purchases
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- W-2Employer-issued tax form
- adjusted gross incomeEarnings after initial subtractions
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Money owed to government
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Insufficient wages rendered
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