Late Start Earner
- Mar 25, 2022
- 2 min
How I used refunds to pay taxes
With the recent stock market crash, my initial idea of selling off vested restricted stock units (RSUs) for my tax bill seemed far less attractive. At the same time, I did not want to forgo my cash bonus just to pay for taxes and avoid an opportunity to buy-in on the lower stock market. Somewhat by accident, I ended up using a workaround that allowed me to use my state refunds to pay for the remainder of my federal tax bill by 1.) Filing taxes early, and 2.) Applying for an I
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