thread: Underestimating income

  1. #1
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    Question Underestimating income

    Ok it appears that I underestimated DH's income but I'm not how to work out how much we owe, as his income changed through the year cos of overtime paid.
    For 1 month I overestimated about 10 grand, but for the other 11 months I underestimated $500.

    Plus - for 1 month I had my income as 4,000 and for 11 months had it at 1,000 but I didn't earn anything - so will that cancel out the $500 I underestimated?

    Not sure if they are the same or not.

    Cheers!

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    Yours will impact ftb b
    His will impact ftb a

    If you know your estimates and actuals, check out the online estimator

    ETA
    I re read your post. So to be clear,
    You overestimated 1 month by 10k
    You underestimated 11 months by $500 per month?

    That would mean you overestimated by $4500 all up? So you should be fine in that case??
    Last edited by Pandora; July 19th, 2011 at 05:46 PM.

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    I'm scared I underestimated hubby income by 10k but I was only getting PPL and $52fn ftb b

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    I'm pretty sure it goes on the whole year.

    So by what you have said you over estimated by alot more the. You underestimated.

    10k over

    500 x 11 = 5500

    So you should still be overestimated by $4500?

    That's how it worked for me. If DF worked heaps of overtime I just upped the estimate as it was a yearly estimate which you FTB is don't on.




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    Mel it should be fine hun
    the 1000 you put down for you will counter his 500 underestimate for part a (part a is combined income).

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    Nah it was $500 for the year - for the 11 months I estimated 63 and got 500 more than that.

    Thanks guys (and bg!!xxxx)

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    you're welcome