It seems that I overpaid my 2025 state taxes by $92 dollars. Stacy Garrity gave me a credit for $89 for next tax year, and sent me a check for $3 dollars. Needless to say, the check is rather inconvenient. Driving to the bank to deposit it with my gas guzzler might cost me more than 3 bucks.
It occurs to a cynic like myself that perhaps she considers her signature on the check sort of a campaign mailer for her governor race. If so, she lost my vote. However, if it's any consolation to her, I won't be voting for Shapiro either.
At any rate, a check for $3 dollars in 2026 is taxpayer abuse. If she made the check for $89 dollars and gave me a $3 credit that would make sense, or should I say more cents.
“It occurs to a cynic like myself that perhaps she considers her signature on the check sort of a campaign mailer for her governor race.”
ReplyDeleteI’m not understanding the problem here.
It’s Garrity’s signature (as state Treasurer) that is REQUIRED to go on checks. It’s the Department of Revenue that calculates and approves tax refund checks.
I’m willing to bet that Garrity never touched your check, nor was she aware of the amount.
BTW, if you pull the paper currency out of your wallet, the US Treasurer isn’t physically signing your dollar bills either.
At least he’s not doing that for me, but maybe he’s sending a secret message to you.
anon@7:16: I'm aware that Stacy didn't calculate how my refund would be handled, nor actually sign my check. However, as a candidate for governor she should be aware that her name is associated with a check pissing off a voter. Both Shapiro and Garrity should know that Pa. administers and enforces very aggressive escheat programs. Now add absurd refund prorations. Of course with pending wealth taxes they won't have to worry about citizens with CD's or who actually pay state taxes.
ReplyDelete“However, as a candidate for governor she should be aware that her name is associated with a check pissing off a voter.”
ReplyDeleteI guess the point is how irrational (and that’s being kind) it is to be pissed off at someone whose name is required to be on ANY check issued by the state.
Garrity played no role in determining what the amount of your check should be. If you had gotten the whole amount back in your check, would you be writing an article about how great of a job Garrity is doing? I hope not, because either way she had nothing to do with it and that’s not what her job performance should be evaluated on.
What’s next? Since you apparently didn’t get the remaining $89 of your refund, are you going to blame George Washington because his picture is the dollar bill and he pissed you off 89 times?
Sorry if I just let the cat out of the bag for your post on Monday.