I know Taxguykarl will probably cringe at this, but I was sorting out a pile of papers on my desk and stumbed across a form 1098-E, which lists the amount of student loan interest that I'd paid in 2009. I'd completely forgotten about this, and because I've been sending large (as in several thousand dollar) payments every one or two years instead of making the individual monthly payments, I forgotten that a payment WAS made this past year.
Well, $970 in interest was paid, and when I amended my taxes, that amounted to $352 in additional refund money for me!!! WOOT!!
(The majority of that comes from getting a health care penalty back from the state, since that deduction drops me into a different bracket).
So yes, it's a bit of a pain to refile, and yes, it's costing me a few bucks in processing fees, but for $350, it's worth it.
Well, $970 in interest was paid, and when I amended my taxes, that amounted to $352 in additional refund money for me!!! WOOT!!
(The majority of that comes from getting a health care penalty back from the state, since that deduction drops me into a different bracket).
So yes, it's a bit of a pain to refile, and yes, it's costing me a few bucks in processing fees, but for $350, it's worth it.
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