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Wrencrest said:
Wait, the states treat your prior year state refund as taxable income? What the fuck is that? We dont have state tax here so I dont know how it works but would have thought it would have the same rule as a federal refund. Its money they owe you because you overpaid, not income.

Unless your just trying to be funny. Then you can ignore this post.
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I don't know if it's like that in all states, but in MA, when we get refunds, we get a 1099-G the next year to add it to our taxable income.

It makes perfect sense if you think about it. That was money you weren't taxed on, you received it as a payment, so you owe taxes on it.

I think it's only if you itemize deductions on your return though.

 
Crunchewy said:
My Vita-2000 is not showing any battery issues, FYI. Vita-2000 FTW.
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My Vita 1000 was charged yesterday evening, left in sleep mode, checked it now, full battery.

Gamespot reported yesterday that a new Ghostbusters game might be coming to the PS4. And I got excited. But then it will be released around the same time as the movie...so I hope it's not based on the reboot. Unless the movie surprises me and is good (and it certainly could be, but I have reservations), I'd likely take a remaster of the PS3 game over a game based on the reboot. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-ghostbusters-game-coming-to-ps4-and-xbox-one-r/1100-6434327/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0a

 
mitch079 said:
My Vita 1000 was charged yesterday evening, left in sleep mode, checked it now, full battery.

Gamespot reported yesterday that a new Ghostbusters game might be coming to the PS4. And I got excited. But then it will be released around the same time as the movie...so I hope it's not based on the reboot. Unless the movie surprises me and is good (and it certainly could be, but I have reservations), I'd likely take a remaster of the PS3 game over a game based on the reboot. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-ghostbusters-game-coming-to-ps4-and-xbox-one-r/1100-6434327/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0a
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If they remastered that PS3 game I hope they would fix all the bugs it had. I enjoyed playing it online since I had a reliable partner that wanted the plat too, but it took a lot of effort to get around the bugs.

 
ProfessorStotch said:
I don't know if it's like that in all states, but in MA, when we get refunds, we get a 1099-G the next year to add it to our taxable income.

It makes perfect sense if you think about it. That was money you weren't taxed on, you received it as a payment, so you owe taxes on it.

I think it's only if you itemize deductions on your return though.
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I dont know about that. Why not just give you what they owe you/you overpaid in taxes through the year? They should just give you 6 or 7 back no? When the feds give me money back they are saying that I actually paid that to them when I should not have. That cash is what should have been in my after tax paycheck through out the year. So the $9 should be the same. Otherwise they are just creating unnecessary paperwork and stiffing themselves for a year. I would think the state needs that extra cash all year and would want it. Not wait until your next years taxes.

 
My favorite thing about AC: Unity is that it's so easy to get Arno to go where I want him to.  I never, for example, hop around a window like an idiot mashing L2 while he refuses to go inside.

 
Wrencrest said:
I dont know about that. Why not just give you what they owe you/you overpaid in taxes through the year? They should just give you 6 or 7 back no? When the feds give me money back they are saying that I actually paid that to them when I should not have. That cash is what should have been in my after tax paycheck through out the year. So the $9 should be the same. Otherwise they are just creating unnecessary paperwork and stiffing themselves for a year. I would think the state needs that extra cash all year and would want it. Not wait until your next years taxes.
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Yeah I agree that it's stupid and unnecessary and I'm sure if they sat a couple people in a room they could figure something out. But the refund is taxable for federal, not for state. So last year I got $700 back, and that had to be added to my federal taxable wages.

 
Still waiting on my W-2..damn Canadians take forever with that shit every year. Estimating around $800 back between state and federal. Mine will be pretty simple to do this year as all I'll really have to plug in is 1 w-2, and my student loan interest paid, and maybe union dues paid, but that never really affects(effects?) anything.
 
Crunchewy said:
We are fuck ed on taxes again. Even though my wife took 0 exemptions, apparently because we file as married they consider me an exemption. Why didn't our tax guy tell us this? The end result is they didn't take anywhere near enough out, though with how far off it is I'm surprised that's due to 1 effective exemption. Maybe it's because her job is part time. Also we only adjusted exemptions after we got our taxes done last year and found out.

Apparently we need to specify an additional amount to have them take out of each of her paychecks. I did reduce my exemptions then too, so that will help a little, but we're still probably going to owe several thousand I think.
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Did she fill out her W-4 as married with 0 exemptions? If her job is only part time, I would change it to single with 0 exemptions. Married with 0 exemptions is a lower tax rate than single with 0 exemptions; I'm pretty sure. You can always google it.
 
UT sounds the exact same as MA. We have to claim our refund on the next year's taxes, but only is we itemize deductions. I never do so I don't have to worry about it.

 
kilik64 said:
I just bought that too, are there any coop trophies?
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I'm not really sure. I know Gator said it's better to get all the collectibles in co op since it's 2 people but I really haven't looked at the trophy list. I'm just testing the gameplay to see if it's something I'm ready to spend time on.

 
ProfessorStotch said:
I think I have all tax documents entered and ready to go. Estimated state refund of...$9. Pretty much nailed it. Can't really do anything to go up or down from there, so I'll stick with that.

It's going to be funny next year to get a form from the state saying I have to claim my $9 2015 refund as taxable income.
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Heh, I never knew the states did that since NH only requires federal return.

Crunchewy said:
We are fuck ed on taxes again. Even though my wife took 0 exemptions, apparently because we file as married they consider me an exemption. Why didn't our tax guy tell us this? The end result is they didn't take anywhere near enough out, though with how far off it is I'm surprised that's due to 1 effective exemption. Maybe it's because her job is part time. Also we only adjusted exemptions after we got our taxes done last year and found out.

Apparently we need to specify an additional amount to have them take out of each of her paychecks. I did reduce my exemptions then too, so that will help a little, but we're still probably going to owe several thousand I think.
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That seems backwards to me since shes having more withheld on her paycheck at 0 exemptions. If you have a tax guy I really recommend asking to see exactly where that is coming from because it is the complete opposite of what I would expect.

Planning to file mine in the next week or so and not 100% sure what I'll be getting yet....I take 0 exemptions (at the higher single rate despite being married) but the wife claimed 2 after we got married in May at her work so between that and us possibly being in a higher tax bracket now with our combined income we may end up owing.

 
Thermopyle said:
My wife has been marathoning Project Runway for the past few weeks. She also watches WoF and Jeopardy. That stuff is all fine. I really don't get why the fuck she watches Finding Carter, though. I mean...an MTV drama with a ton of dumb characters, a poor kidnapping plot, and lots of stupid crime and drinking and sex bullshit? :wall:
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I hope it didn't end on a cliffhanger, it was just cancelled

http://www.tv.com/shows/finding-carter/community/post/finding-carter-canceled-mtv-145409488381/

 
Wrencrest said:
Something is backward here. You apparently didnt sleep enough as exemptions on your taxes reduce your income through the year meaning you keep more and would possibly pay some back at year end. If your wife did 0 and should have done 1, you should be getting more money back. Not owing more.

I take 0 and should take 3 and now 2 every year. I get lots back.
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Now you've confused me. Taking more exemptions means you are paying less out of each paycheck for taxes. She reduced to 0 but really it's 1 exemption - me. If she made the exemptions higher we'd owe even more now. The taxes she paid this year was more then she paid last time when exemptions were higher. So we will owe less, but apparently not less enough. Do I have this backward?
 
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Just traded 5 Vita games and 2 PS3 games to GameStop for a surprising $45 in credit. I thought I'd be lucky to get $10 for Saturday Morning RPG. Highlight was Lego Batman 3 Vita getting $15 when I paid $7.

Was gonna get PSN credit but decided to bank the credit for future PS4 times. Did I do that right?
 
I played a bit of The Division. I like it so far, but the beta is buggy. I was matched up with a random (only one person, so maybe matchmaking isn't great yet) and we played the hospital mission and completed it. Then it directs us to the exit and you go down this elevator shaft on a rope and we get to the bottom and the doors aren't open. There didn't appear to be a way out. Or maybe there was and we were too dumb to figure it out. Not sure.

My opinion should be taken with a grain of salt. As I said I'm bad at these sorts of games and I died a few times, which I guess that review that was posted said they never died. So there's that. For me the difficulty seemed fine. Controls were fine. I didn't have a problem with the cover mechanic. Seemed to work fine.

 
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I see the confusion about our tax situation: last year we owed more. My wife had something higher then 0 exemptions, but offhand I can't remember what it was. So this year we are going to owe less, but her W2 showed that that still did not take out nearly enough money for taxes, so we are going to owe big again, albeit less then last year.

 
Crunchewy said:
Now you've confused me. Taking more exemptions means you are paying less out of each paycheck for taxes. She reduced to 0 but really it's 1 exemption - me. If she made the exemptions higher we'd owe even more now. The taxes she paid this year was more then she paid last time when exemptions were higher. So we will owe less, but apparently not less enough. Do I have this backward?
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No, you're right. Claiming 0 exemptions means the most is taken out of your check. I just looked it up, and there is a difference between 0 single and 0 married; about $20 less was withheld out of a $500 paycheck for the example I saw. The married rate takes into account an exemption for your spouse.

How is your W-4 setup? That may be where you need to adjust. My wife's is setup as single, 0 exemptions. Mine is setup as married, 2 exemptions. We got back less than $900 from the feds last year after itemized deductions. We got about $1200 back from the state, but even my boss gets money back from the state even though he always owes the feds. I have to claim my SC refund every year since we itemize, too.

 
simmias said:
They pretty much fixed it in Syndicate, which makes playing Unity afterward that much more frustrating.
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and this ladies and gentlemen is why we always tell people to play series of games in order of release. So please make sure no one ever asks what order they should play games in again. Going backwards with games is usually jarring.
 
All done with Rad mode in OlliOlli 2 so now the only thing holding me back from getting the plat is playing the Daily Grind a few more times. There is a message at the end telling you to tweet them a screenshot. I wonder if theyre still doing that.
 
madchemist76 said:
No, you're right. Claiming 0 exemptions means the most is taken out of your check. I just looked it up, and there is a difference between 0 single and 0 married; about $20 less was withheld out of a $500 paycheck for the example I saw. The married rate takes into account an exemption for your spouse.

How is your W-4 setup? That may be where you need to adjust. My wife's is setup as single, 0 exemptions. Mine is setup as married, 2 exemptions. We got back less than $900 from the feds last year after itemized deductions. We got about $1200 back from the state, but even my boss gets money back from the state even though he always owes the feds. I have to claim my SC refund every year since we itemize, too.
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I think I have 3 exemptions. (3 kids) ? The wife claims 0 or 1. I'm not sure. I'm worried about this year since our combined income puts us in the 6 figure range. (not trying to brag).

We usually get a refund back every year, but I'm afraid this year we'll owe.

 
TheCro said:
All done with Rad mode in OlliOlli 2 so now the only thing holding me back from getting the plat is playing the Daily Grind a few more times. There is a message at the end telling you to tweet them a screenshot. I wonder if theyre still doing that.
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I seem them retweet people's screenshots occasionally still, so I think so.
 
Nice. I thought the max level in the beta was 7, but it is just because in the dark zone you only increase your dark zone xp instead of your character xp. At 8 you get sent to a level 8 player only DZ with hiher level AI enemies and you can buy some purple and even gold ranked gear.
 
tylerh1701 said:
Mighty No 9 trophies (lol) has a plat

http://psnprofiles.com/trophies/4292-Mighty-No-9

Firewatch only has 5 trophies

http://psnprofiles.com/trophies/4291-Firewatch
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Maybe not out, but only 5 trophies sucks. If it's more than $15, I'll definitely wait for a sale.

 
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Guess who got their steam account all figured out now. What my problem was that the account on my ps3 isn't actually under the username PippinMR2...it is PSN_Pippinmr2 even though it doesn't say that anywhere. So I had to contact steam again and do a password reset through one of my emails, as the one set up with the account is some random playstation placeholder email account. So I'll soon be available for Portal 2 online play hopefully.

TLDR: I can get my hugs finally.
 
So I'll be the one to point out the mighty number 9 trophy for beating the game in an hour. Then I'll quote myself and make a snarky comment about the number of delays.
 
I need to adopt some foreign kids so I can cash in on these exemptions.  That Child Fund (formerly Christian Childrens Fund) counts, right?

 
MildObstruction said:
So I'll be the one to point out the mighty number 9 trophy for beating the game in an hour. Then I'll quote myself and make a snarky comment about the number of delays.
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beating it in a hour, trading it in after playing an hour because it stinks, what's the difference?

 
Crunchewy said:
Is the Dark Zone in the Division Beta super boring or do I not get it? You walk/run around and there doesn't seem to be much to do.
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Nah it's fun as hell, but yeah some times it seems barren. Most of the action happens around the extraction points. Maybe they should up the player count in there, though.
 
I've done basically everything these is to do on Saturday Morning RPG, save repeatedly running through the first part of Episode 5 to get stickers.

So I'm done with everything I need to do and I'm at level 24. There's a bronze trophy for getting to level 50. So fucking lame.

 
tylerh1701 said:
I've done basically everything these is to do on Saturday Morning RPG, save repeatedly running through the first part of Episode 5 to get stickers.

So I'm done with everything I need to do and I'm at level 24. There's a bronze trophy for getting to level 50. So fucking lame.
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...I'll wait for a sale on the digital version.

 
Fallout 4 folks:

What main quest do you have to start making separate saves for the faction trophies?  I need to go to Goodneighbor next but am at level 30 and am starting to plan out the endgame stuff.

 
Wrencrest said:
Complaining about grinding 26 levels? Mild is laughing at you while he eats dinner Tyler.
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I'm telling you something broke in me. I can't even bring myself to grind levels in ffx-2. I stopped getting the collectibles in zat. The 500 bounty trophy in diablo seems impossible. I've become such a quitter!

But grinding half your levels for a trophy with no end game goal in sight would seem dumb to old mild too.
 
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