Quote Originally Posted by slowinmidga
WOW! what all can you deduct to get that much back?? I know you couldnt have paid that much in

Yeeeeah... that's kind of how it works. Your refund is the amount you overpaid. To get back $12,000... you have to pay $12,000. Well, unless you qualify for Earned Income Credit but I doubt anyone getting EIC paid in that much.

The max for EIC is about $4800. I think that's crap but that's a whole other issue.