Comments on: When Will Obama’s Tax Cuts Take Effect?

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:59:28 +0000

Inflation is the hidden tax that no one stops to consider. Of course there are no COLA adjustments for 2009 amd 2010 for social security so any inflation plus no COLA is a double strike for those collectioning and beign taxed for Soc. Sec.

By: Gift Taxes

Gift Taxes — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:51:30 +0000

Since i am married and i am currently earning less than $250,000, my taxes really dropped drastically. I hope President Obama makes a good move and pursue a tax plan that could benefit more citizens.

By: Estate Taxes

Estate Taxes — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:10:50 +0000

Very informative. I think we better get our calculators work and do the math before the this year ends. Thank you for this!

By: josh

josh — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:30:29 +0000

It’s all BS! I have been relentless in communicating with my local congress woman Allison Schwarts D-PA, no one on her staff can give me a definitive answer as to when or what exactly is being done as far as tax relief from the Obama administration. So far the only tax relief is in the form of tax crediits for ‘qualified’ purchases of eco-friendly products, ie; windows, appliances, solor heating units, etc…As all these products are worthy, it does absolutly nothing for the average family. AS cost of living is skyrocketing there is nothing on the horizon for the average man. I think we are all the victum of the ‘bait and switch’

By: ~J

~J — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:17:33 +0000

What if i already filed my taxes before the tax plan was approved? Will i still get the $500 somehow?

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:44:00 +0000

I can’t agree with the last comment more! I have been told by my CPA that my taxes will be increase by 15% so I will be paying 55% instead of 42% since I fall slightly over the limit. Does this seem fair when 40% of people in the US pay 0 tax and once his plan goes in effect, it will increase to 50%. I have been working for over 20 years, sixty hours a week for many of them. My mom was on welfare, I didn’t want that life so I pushed myself to get ahead and now the Government is trying to penalize me. What is the incentive to work harder, be successful and make more money when you can work less and make more in the end? We will be paying this debt off for generations to come. The stimulus plan has billions of senseless spending. I don’t think a lot of people in our country are educated enough to take a look at the big picture and our future. They want to live day by day, take advantage of the system, rely on the Government so eventually we will become a socialist country.

By: allen

allen — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:47:19 +0000

HARDLY tax free: An increase to the national debt is something we all have to pay taxes on, down the road. That’s like saying you get your new TV for free, just becuase you don’t have to make a payment on the credit card for a year.

By: Nate

Nate — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:20:12 +0000

This is not a tax cut. Get it right folks. The tax tables have not changed. You will have to pay your normal tax rate on this money come tax time next year. So that 500 is more like 400. I received 600 from bush tax free. Thanks Obama.

By: G.E. Miller

G.E. Miller — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:08:13 +0000

@ PF, Craig – yeah, it was something I wasn’t quite sure of either since I’ve only started doing my own taxes in the last 5 years.

@ Mega – Agreed.

@ Allen – Your second point is well taken. I can see how someone in NYC may feel slighted. COLA worked into taxes would be scary though.

By: allen

allen — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:06:50 +0000

I believe it’s fair to expect that those who make more, pay more. of course, this must be tempered with the sense of fairness, that those who work harder should expect to get more from it, as well. I believe that Prez-Elect Obama’s plan finds a nice medium betwixt the two.

The problem, of course, lies in the fact that this has to be a federal level thing. 250K is worth a different amount in southern Alabama then it is in New Your City, for example.

Still, as limits go, 250K is pretty damn good. I remember an hour long argument between a professor & the class, when the professor made a comment that implied that those making under 500K were “middle class”. I raised my hand to argue this point (as 500K was low-rich), and it was interesting to see the way the professor tried his hardest to convince us that [essentially he] was still middle class.