Thread: give me one good reason why i shouldnt

I am very upset atm. I'll start from beginning. From the way I was raised and most Americans too we are taught to. Marry, Buy House, Have kid(s) and have a good life. My wife and I both have jobs and 1 child almost 2 years old. We made about 45k together this year. Filed our taxes and got $1,600 back. Now here is the issue that I have. My wifes cousin who doesn't work and when she did it might have been for 3 months. She has a boyfriend which is the father of her daughter which is about the same age as my child and they have a house together. She "not being married" files her taxes and gets back a WHOPPING $5700. and he gets back around $1000. now together they get back about $6700. Can someone give me one reason why My wife and I should stay married? When we could get a divorce live together file not married cause we wouldn't be. and get back more at the end of the year. Does ne1 find this really messed up too?

Getting more money back <> not paying as much taxes. Besides that, you're leaving out too many details.

what more details do u need guy? we got a bum sitting home not paying taxes and at the end of the year she gets back more then sum1 that works all year long pays taxes.

Originally Posted by Rottweiler211

I am very upset atm. I'll start from beginning. From the way I was raised and most Americans too we are taught to. Marry, Buy House, Have kid(s) and have a good life. My wife and I both have jobs and 1 child almost 2 years old. We made about 45k together this year. Filed our taxes and got $1,600 back. Now here is the issue that I have. My wifes cousin who doesn't work and when she did it might have been for 3 months. She has a boyfriend which is the father of her daughter which is about the same age as my child and they have a house together. She "not being married" files her taxes and gets back a WHOPPING $5700. and he gets back around $1000. now together they get back about $6700. Can someone give me one reason why My wife and I should stay married? When we could get a divorce live together file not married cause we wouldn't be. and get back more at the end of the year. Does ne1 find this really messed up too?

Blame the Schedule EIC from the IRS for the imbalance. Your marriage is a contract between you and your wife, one the Government exploits for money. Hell, it costs money just to legally say "I do" on a marriage license from the very beginning.

Enjoy your life as best you can. One day, the handing out will stop and they will be forced to do what you and all others must do to survive. That's to work for it, and hard.

Originally Posted by Rottweiler211

I am very upset atm. I'll start from beginning. From the way I was raised and most Americans too we are taught to. Marry, Buy House, Have kid(s) and have a good life. My wife and I both have jobs and 1 child almost 2 years old. We made about 45k together this year. Filed our taxes and got $1,600 back. Now here is the issue that I have. My wifes cousin who doesn't work and when she did it might have been for 3 months. She has a boyfriend which is the father of her daughter which is about the same age as my child and they have a house together. She "not being married" files her taxes and gets back a WHOPPING $5700. and he gets back around $1000. now together they get back about $6700. Can someone give me one reason why My wife and I should stay married? When we could get a divorce live together file not married cause we wouldn't be. and get back more at the end of the year. Does ne1 find this really messed up too?

yes its messed up, how exactly did she get back 5700 dollars? thats not really possible...

Originally Posted by Rottweiler211

what more details do u need guy?

Questions like how much do they make? If they make a lot more than you, they potentially will get a bigger return.

Originally Posted by Rottweiler211

we got a bum sitting home not paying taxes and at the end of the year she gets back more then sum1 that works all year long pays taxes.

Well if she only worked 3 months, chances are they taxed her at a rate way too high during those 3 months. This wouldn't happen in a flat tax system, but your tax system is not as such.

This happen to me one year. After graduating from college I started working full time. I was taxed at a rate assuming I was making that yearly amount for that whole year. Since I was not, I got a huge return.


Plus, I'm not sure about how you guys setup your income. Where I'm from you can ask to be taxed at a higher rate if you expect to have another income. Maybe they did this?




...or maybe they're tax cheats

Originally Posted by TenGig

Questions like how much do they make? If they make a lot more than you, they potentially will get a bigger return.


Well if she only worked 3 months, chances are they taxed her at a rate way too high during those 3 months. This wouldn't happen in a flat tax system, but your tax system is not as such.

This happen to me one year. After graduating from college I started working full time. I was taxed at a rate assuming I was making that yearly amount for that whole year. Since I was not, I got a huge return.


Plus, I'm not sure about how you guys setup your income. Where I'm from you can ask to be taxed at a higher rate if you expect to have another income. Maybe they did this?




...or maybe they're tax cheats

not to mention a big deduction from owning a home.

i find it hard to believe that someone who only worked for 3 months got back $5700.

Originally Posted by nickcuse

not to mention a big deduction from owning a home.

i find it hard to believe that someone who only worked for 3 months got back $5700.

EIC plus child tax credit can do it. You get up to 1 Grand per kid, there, up to three kids and they don't have to be biological. IRS rules, not mine.

shed have to make roughly 10000 to get the highest eic bracket, i find it hard to believe that she did that in 3 months. its possible, just not probable. and plus, being married you get the benefit of security (as does your wife).

Originally Posted by nickcuse

not to mention a big deduction from owning a home.

i find it hard to believe that someone who only worked for 3 months got back $5700.

I'm def not lieing about this.