It is worse than that....the excess monies that you paid, which were part of your annual salary upon which you overpaid the taxes, is now considered NEW INCOME in the name of a tax refund.
Double taxation.
So we underpay via paycheck and set $$ aside to earn a little interest and pay what is owed at tax return. Not only does a human have to process it because it is mailed in with a paper check, that human has to do a quick look at the return....removing it from the computer's randomly assigned audits. So we understand....
It is worse than that....the excess monies that you paid, which were part of your annual salary upon which you overpaid the taxes, is now considered NEW INCOME in the name of a tax refund.
Double taxation.
So we underpay via paycheck and set $$ aside to earn a little interest and pay what is owed at tax return. Not only does a human have to process it because it is mailed in with a paper check, that human has to do a quick look at the return....removing it from the computer's randomly assigned audits. So we understand....