Tax question

• rose4hof

  So I realized I made an error in filing my school district taxes last year by using the State inome taxes amount versus the Local income taxes amount, which made me get back quite a bit back from the school district. Obviously an honest mistake and just realized it tonight while doing my taxes for 2009.
  What should I do about it ? I have not been contacted by anyone as of last year even. It should seem apparent that I have never gotten a refund of that large amount before.
  Help!
• wildcats20

  

  Most likely they will do a corrected version and send it to you, that's what happened to me.
• rose4hof

  ttt
• just_a_swimmer

  

  If you don't mind paying back the money with interest some day let it go. They may never catch it and then again they may. How honest of a person are you. If it were me I would do what is right and file an ammended return. Pay it back now and not pay a penalty if caught. That's what you should do. I guess you must have started this thread to get idea's on why you shouldn't correct it. Pretty obvious to me what the answer should be but will it?
• WebFire

  just_a_swimmer wrote: If you don't mind paying back the money with interest some day let it go. They may never catch it and then again they may. How honest of a person are you. If it were me I would do what is right and file an ammended return. Pay it back now and not pay a penalty if caught. That's what you should do. I guess you must have started this thread to get idea's on why you shouldn't correct it. Pretty obvious to me what the answer should be but will it?

  I didn't read it that way at all. I think they just want honest advice on how to fix it.
• FatHobbit

  

  just_a_swimmer wrote:If it were me I would do what is right and file an ammended return. Pay it back now and not pay a penalty if caught.

  I may be wrong, but I'm going to give the OP the benefit of the doubt here. I didn't really know you could file an amended return, so if this happened I don't know what I would do to fix it either.
• rose4hof

  Whats so ironic about it, as I am going thru my filings for last year I have a notice sent to me from the Tax Dept. " School District Tax Refund Notice Variance" where they re-calculated and actually refunded me an additional $70 or so dollars. I guess my concern would be that if they notice that this year and in previous years I have never had a refund so high you would think that would throw up a flag (or could it fall thru the cracks)
  Thoughts?
• Skyhook79

  

  What is a School District Tax refund and how do you get one? I have never heard of it.
• rose4hof

  ttt
• wildcats20

  

  Skyhook79 wrote: What is a School District Tax refund and how do you get one? I have never heard of it.

  You have to live in a school district that takes the tax out.
  
  http://tax.ohio.gov/
• Hammerin'Hank

  I would file an amended return. Get the SD-100 form for 2009 and put in all the correct numbers. Write across the top "Amended Return". Make a copy of last years to send in also. Write across the top, "As Originally Filed." Be sure to sign the new return. Send them a check for the difference. Write a brief statement on what happened and send it all in.