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Something similar is happening in North Carolina. The state's Department of Revenue posted a note on its website stating that the "state continues to feel the effects of the slow economy, and the department is managing the distribution of refunds as a result."Refund payments were slow to be processed in North Carolina last year too, the only different now is that the department is keeping mum on when taxpayers might expect to receive their refunds. Last year, deadlines weren't met."We ended up not being right and people got even more upset," said Thomas Beam, a spokesperson at the North Carolina's Department of Revenue. He says besides managing funds, other factors-such as wrong addresses, social security numbers or not attaching the right forms-can further slow down payments.The state continues to release refunds at a slower pace, and updates how much they've processed on the site regularly. As of late February, 727,282 refunds were processed in North Carolina totaling over $500 million.Ivan Kenneally, an assistant professor of political science at the Rochester Institute of Technology, says that more states could join in delaying state income tax refunds as states realize they have little option."It's essentially an involuntary no interest loan from the taxpayer," Kenneally said. "Other states have done it in a noncommittal way. But in the meantime they've slowed down the process."Last year California and Alabama delayed processing refunds. This year, a spokesperson at California's Franchise Tax Board says that refunds are being sent out in a timely fashion. In Alabama, however, refunds are being processed slower, according to Carla Snellgrove, a spokesperson at the state's Department of Revenue."Refunds are being approved but are going out slowly this year," said Snellgrove. "We haven't stopped issuing refunds." She said under normal conditions an electronic refund would take about five to six days to get to taxpayers. This year, it's slower, but there's no timetable on when taxpayers can expect refunds."It varies," Snellgrove said. "Refunds are issued as the fund balance allows them to be issued."
You don't have to figure out the maximum to owe - just get it as close to zero liability as possible on the owing side.
