"In common usage, people often refer to a refund of overwithheld taxes as a "tax return." This is incorrect terminology, as it should properly be called a tax refund. The term "tax return" specifically refer to the documents filed with the IRS such as Form 1040." -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_return_%28United_States%29
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Shawn @ Feb 27th 2008 12:23AM
@jrog:
you realize that it's not, right?
"In common usage, people often refer to a refund of overwithheld taxes as a "tax return." This is incorrect terminology, as it should properly be called a tax refund. The term "tax return" specifically refer to the documents filed with the IRS such as Form 1040."
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_return_%28United_States%29