Singer4Him Posted March 11, 2016 #1 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Well, the verdict is in and the IRS will be getting all of our cruise money plus an even bigger chunk of change! I'm BEYOND disappointed right now!! I know we'll eventually get to cruise again but I have been looking forward to this for almost a year. The Breeze has been on my bucket list for several years and when I heard she was coming to Galveston, I was tickled pink! If anyone else has had to cancel like this, I have a question: We had purchased FTTF. Will this automatically be refunded to my credit card once the cancellation in completed or will I need to do something to get the refund? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky2 Posted March 11, 2016 #2 Share Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) Well, the verdict is in and the IRS will be getting all of our cruise money plus an even bigger chunk of change! I'm BEYOND disappointed right now!! I know we'll eventually get to cruise again but I have been looking forward to this for almost a year. The Breeze has been on my bucket list for several years and when I heard she was coming to Galveston, I was tickled pink! If anyone else has had to cancel like this, I have a question: We had purchased FTTF. Will this automatically be refunded to my credit card once the cancellation in completed or will I need to do something to get the refund? I can't answer your FTTF question, but I'm so sorry you had to cancel. I just noticed the date of your upcoming cruise. Are you in the penalty phase yet? Edited March 11, 2016 by Sparky2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singer4Him Posted March 11, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I just noticed the date of your upcoming cruise. Are you in the penalty phase yet? All we had paid was our $99 deposit. Final payment was due yesterday but we were granted an extension until noon eastern time today. We heard from our CPA late yesterday afternoon informing us of the total amount owed to the IRS. :( I'm thankful that I had booked during the $99 per cabin promo last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardhowson Posted March 11, 2016 #4 Share Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) You can cancel the FTTF excursion and the money will be returned to the payment source it was paid from - credit card, etc Sounds like your CPA should have done a better job informing you throughout last year so you could have made adequate payments as to not find yourself in this position. Sorry about your cruise cancellation. Edited March 11, 2016 by lizardhowson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercrikhix Posted March 11, 2016 #5 Share Posted March 11, 2016 We had to cancel our New Years cruise on the Conquest in December due to my MIL illness & passing. I just cancelled the cruise itself via phone and FTTF, Bon Voyage purchases, & shore excursions were automatically refunded just as the Customer Service rep via phone said they would be. So sorry greedy Uncle Sam wants so much from you!! Ugh..... DH is a CPA & agrees with the previous poster about your CPA not keeping you better informed about your tax status....unless there was something they were unaware of until tax prep time. Hoping you can plan & sail soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singer4Him Posted March 11, 2016 Author #6 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Sounds like your CPA should have done a better job informing you throughout last year so you could have made adequate payments as to not find yourself in this position. DH is a CPA & agrees with the previous poster about your CPA not keeping you better informed about your tax status....unless there was something they were unaware of until tax prep time. Thank you both! We are using a new CPA this year since our former one is not in good health. We've lost two children from our tax credit (one was married and the other graduated college and is living on her own) so that hurt us pretty significantly and apparently we didn't pay enough in our estimates. It stinks, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The4Cruisers Posted March 11, 2016 #7 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Thank you both! We are using a new CPA this year since our former one is not in good health. We've lost two children from our tax credit (one was married and the other graduated college and is living on her own) so that hurt us pretty significantly and apparently we didn't pay enough in our estimates. It stinks, that's for sure. Bummer! We too lost our final tax deduction for children this year and we goofed up moving some money around in a mutual fund, so I have to pay the IRS a healthy (unexpected) sum too. Ugh! Fortunately, we are still going to cruise this year. I'll just have to take a little longer to pay it. Hope your situation works out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinchem Posted March 11, 2016 #8 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Glad you had a good income last year, but some times it doesn't help in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winddawn Posted March 11, 2016 #9 Share Posted March 11, 2016 We had to cancel our New Years cruise on the Conquest in December due to my MIL illness & passing. I just cancelled the cruise itself via phone and FTTF, Bon Voyage purchases, & shore excursions were automatically refunded just as the Customer Service rep via phone said they would be. So sorry greedy Uncle Sam wants so much from you!! Ugh..... DH is a CPA & agrees with the previous poster about your CPA not keeping you better informed about your tax status....unless there was something they were unaware of until tax prep time. Hoping you can plan & sail soon! I second this. Anything you had already purchased, such as excursions, Fun Shop purchases, and FTTF will be refunded to the original form of payment. Sorry to hear about your situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseonthebrain Posted March 11, 2016 #10 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I am so glad to read that you only had to put down the $99. I am sorry you are going to miss your cruise though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomAceEsq Posted March 11, 2016 #11 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Bummer. Sorry to hear. Maybe look at a three or four day quickie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyW820 Posted March 11, 2016 #12 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Well, the verdict is in and the IRS will be getting all of our cruise money plus an even bigger chunk of change! I'm BEYOND disappointed right now!! I know we'll eventually get to cruise again but I have been looking forward to this for almost a year. The Breeze has been on my bucket list for several years and when I heard she was coming to Galveston, I was tickled pink! If anyone else has had to cancel like this, I have a question: We had purchased FTTF. Will this automatically be refunded to my credit card once the cancellation in completed or will I need to do something to get the refund? Ugh, that stinks!! I totally feel your pain. My husband and I owed this year too, and we have never owed before. But this is only our second year married and we don't have any children - we filed married and 1 and STILL owed!!! :mad: Could you maybe book a cruise during November or December? Not sure what kind of room you had but we are going for an interior just because it's the cheapest, and we are going in one of those months - granted it's not the same ship as yours but maybe you can find something with that ship during those months! :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacsmom Posted March 12, 2016 #13 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Sorry to hear about your cruise. I know when our last child dropped off it made me want to have more to get those deductions back. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rok233 Posted March 12, 2016 #14 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Sorry you have to cancel your cruise. :mad: I'm glad the government doesn't know and aren't smart enough to know what I hide from them. They think they receive half of my income but they're easy to fool. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badfinger Posted March 12, 2016 #15 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Well, the verdict is in and the IRS will be getting all of our cruise money plus an even bigger chunk of change! I'm BEYOND disappointed right now!! I know we'll eventually get to cruise again but I have been looking forward to this for almost a year. The Breeze has been on my bucket list for several years and when I heard she was coming to Galveston, I was tickled pink! If anyone else has had to cancel like this, I have a question: We had purchased FTTF. Will this automatically be refunded to my credit card once the cancellation in completed or will I need to do something to get the refund? Owing taxes means you must have a higher than anticipated income, came into some unexpected money (lotto), or the like. Congratulations on that...and I am not being sarcastic or a smarty pants! Suggest better tax planning in the future though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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