re: Why are people excited about a tax refund?

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I make sure I owe them every year. Any penalty is far less than a minimal return I make on the money.

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On one side is the minimal amount of interest I might earn from successfully getting my refund down from $2,000 to $200. On the other side is the time it would take me to figure out what the right figure is (which essentially requires me to do my tax return a year ahead of time), the inconvenience of fiddling with witholding rates (possibly two or three times a year if circumstances change, as they always do), plus the potential risk of dealing with interest, penalties, and the GIANT pain in the arse of dealing with the IRS.

Also, if you are a financial advisor and this is the biggest concern you have with your clients' financial acuity, they're in a pretty good spot.