Got my taxes done at Jackson Hewitt yesterday as I have for the past 8+ years. This time they asked me if I would like to donate $3 to the next presidential campaign in the middle of the random household questions? I said who is it going toward? He said he didn't know its just a yes or no question. So I said hell no! Anyone here work for Jackson Hewitt and can clarify on this?? Is there more to the question if I were to have said "yes"? Just seemed a little odd to me as a political donation has nothing to do with my household income tax prep.
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That has been a Q on the 1040 for as long as I can remember. Nothing new..... I think the $ amount has risen, used to be a $1 but that was 15 yrs ago. -
That question has been on the 1040 since the early 1970's.Comment
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Would be curious if this year would set a new record for no's ?Comment
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yep.. I may be wrong but I think it goes towards a "fund" for public financing of electionsOriginally posted by Playa View PostComment
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probably not, when I used to work at Jackson Hewitt they told us to just put no there and not to even ask because no one ever said yesOriginally posted by mchildress View Post
I would ask anyway and out of about 300 returns, I got exactly 0 yesesComment
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Ok sorry thanks for clarifying guys. I guess the past 8+ years they just checked no and didn't bother to ask me.Comment
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Never said yes. To my understanding this is to fund the "matching" amounts of political contributions to the presidential candidates. I detest that the highest elected office in the land is become a competition of who has the most money to buy it.Comment
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