To State Of California Regarding My $1.07 Tax Relief & Refund
May 6th, 2008
Written By: Adam Sussman
ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? You really sent me a check for $1.07?
Lets break down all the costs associated with this:
- Ink
- Paper
- Stamp
- Mail processing resources (Sorting, Bagging)
- Mail transportation costs (Bag loading, Gas, Time spent placing check in mail box)
And there is my costs:
- Time spent opening letter
- Time spent going to bank
- Ink wasted endorsing check to bank
- Gas & Auto resources waisted going to bank
Other costs associated with check:
- Bank tellers time to process check
- Bank time to clear the check
- Postage costs to send cleared check back to state.
It is no wonder our state is in trouble.
May 7th, 2008 20:37
I agree that its ridiculous, but look at the marginal cost of mailing *one more* letter. In this case, yours for $1.07. The state has virtually no cost at this point.
You do.
Crazy that you can’t have it directly deposited or something along those lines, but in the end it is your choice to expend $X in resources to cash it.
May 7th, 2008 21:00
And the time I spent complaining about it!
May 7th, 2008 23:29
There was actually a case in england a few years ago of a taxman who flew first class to track down a guy in Kenya who owed the equivalent of $140, I think it cost around $3000 to get it. The guy, when interviewed, said ‘All they had to do was ask, I never got any of their letters before’…
May 9th, 2008 01:31
Here in Sweden the Stockholm state sent me a check of 0,10 $ and the cost to cash in it was 4$. So don’t be surprised about this, the government people will always be a mystery.
May 12th, 2008 16:49
I guess they are obligated to send you the check, but still, I can see how this is not worth doing =P
May 12th, 2008 19:33
Not sure what you expect them to do? Even if they draw a line at like $2, there will always be someone who was like what!? $2.01!? imagine the cost….
May 12th, 2008 21:39
@Phil, True…
May 20th, 2008 03:47
With the cost of gas it will cost you more to drive to the bank to cash the check! hehe
May 22nd, 2008 08:10
This is so stupid but after all it makes sence like phill said.
June 13th, 2008 10:01
we can laugh at it but at least the guys are working towards something but it is ridiculous that their efforts only end up being at the wrong place .
September 3rd, 2008 15:48
we can laugh at it but at least the guys are working towards something but it is ridiculous that their efforts only end up being at the wrong place