could somebody tell me how much i get back?

Question

Last year i made 4200 and paid 695 in taxes and also paid 1000 for college out of my pockets, that i think is deductible expense. Could somebody tell me how i get back???
Thanks

Answer 1

Go to taxactonline.com. It's a free service that does your taxes for you. You can either print it and mail it in or pay a small fee to electonically file. I've used it for 4 years now and it's very easy. It also saves your info from year to year so you don't need to input everything each year, just verify.

Answer 2

Go to www.hrblock.com and they have a nifty free tool that allows you to dump in how much you made and it will tell you how much you get back. Now (my warning) I am NOT an accountant or tax guy, but I am a student, so....

(a) Since your yearly income was only 4200, which is well under the FPL (federal poverty level) of 9 thousand and some change, I am going to go out on a safe limb and say you'd get all of the 695 back provided
- the 695 you are paying 'in taxes' was all federal and state, and not FICA; you DON'T get FICA back or unemployment withdrawals

- you don't owe for back taxes

(b) On the subject of the 1000 you paid for college out of pocket, you have a few choices. You can deduct the $1000 from your adjusted gross income (AGI) which would lower the amount of taxes owed. We've already established that at $4k I don't think you are going to owe, so that wouldn't help you out. You could also do the additional paperwork for a Hope Credit (if you're a freshman or sophomore) or a Lifetime Learning Credit (if you are a junior, senior or grad student). These are CREDITS, so they add money on the amount you get back. Now, both of these have top limits, and I think they are around $1500, but don't quote me on that. So you might end up getting all of that money back.

**IMPORTANT - if you DID (you and not your parents or anyone else) pay for your college out of pocket, your college is legally bound to send you a 1099 for turtion paid (I *think* its a 1099). It contains the amount you can claim for either a tution deduction or one of the credits. Without this, you *could* claim a deduction or one of the credits, but if you are audited, you are effectively screwed. By law you *must* get this paperwork from your school no later than 31 January, so look for it.

Good luck.

Answer 3

go to any agency like HR block or Jackson Hewitt or any CPA.. they will charge u 200-300 for sure. but tell them instead of standard deductions u wanna do itemised deductions. put any expenses u have.. u may not only get some percentage of ur expenses back but u may also get ur 1000 back.

ur not supposed to pay them upfront. they will let u know how much return ur getting. first know it then either pay it upfront or tell them to adjust it from the return.

i was supposed to get 600 back these guys helped me to get 1200 back n charged me 300 which didnt pinch me at all cause i got addition 300.

Answer 4

Assuming that you're filing single and no one else is claiming you on their taxes, it sounds like you didn't make enough money to have to pay taxes.

What you paid for college is not deductible, but is eligible for a "credit".

All said, you should get everything you paid in taxes back.

Answer 5

With those kinds of earnings you don't want to go to H&R block, you don't have enough to gain!

You're in the 10% tax bracket:
http://www.moneychimp.com/features/tax_brackets.htm

But aren't your total earnings lower than the basic deductible if you are single or head of household?

Answer 6

try The IRS free web sites . Good Luck

Answer 7

You would really have to do all the paperwork. There are other factors that will play into that such as are you single/married, do you have kids, etc.

Answer 8

Get and find a better job where your income will be doubled or tripled?...good luck.