Tax man cometh

Background: my brother is in his mid-20's and has never done his own taxes, until this year. (I've always done them.) He figured he'd try the free tax software on-line because he is a grad student and his taxes aren't that complicated.

An instant messenger conversation from yesterday:

Brother (4:58:15 PM): question abt taxes
Me (4:58:23 PM): sure what up
"Brother" (4:58:31 PM): turbotax says NYS is giving me a 25,000 dollar refund... thats probably wrong right
Me (4:58:45 PM): ummm yeah
Me (4:58:53 PM): you didn't make that much
Me (4:58:56 PM): right?
"Brother" (4:59:15 PM): Federal Adjusted Gross Income$10,105 Standard Deduction$7,500 Satte Taxable Income$2,605 State Tax Withholding$25,192 Total Payments$25,192 Overpayment Net Refund$25,132
"Brother" (5:00:02 PM): make sense to you?
Me (5:00:27 PM): yes you made a typo someplace ... when you typed in your w2, there is a box that shows how much was withheld
Me (5:01:22 PM): you typed in the wrong amount -- it seems to think you paid 25,192 in state taxes
"Brother" (5:01:23 PM): oh okay... let me go back
"Brother" (5:03:32 PM): 251.17 is less than 25117.00
"Brother" (5:03:34 PM): haha
Me (5:03:39 PM): ha!
Me (5:03:48 PM): glad you caught it
"Brother" (5:03:49 PM): that would have been sick to have turbo tax direct deposite that into my account though
"Brother" (5:03:54 PM): AUDIT
Me (5:03:48 PM): ummmm, arrested???
"Brother" (5:04:06 PM): ride out the statute of limitations
. . .

"Brother" (5:07:57 PM): im pretty proud of myslef... next year i will file on april 13th
"Brother" (5:08:02 PM): as i get better and better
"Brother" (5:08:31 PM): state refund 266 dollars... damnit
Me (5:08:38 PM): that's good for state
"Brother" (5:08:45 PM): its no 25 Gs

. . .

Brother" (5:18:53 PM): all i have to do is file by today and i get the bush(shit) money?
Me (5:19:04 PM): yep
"Brother" (5:19:08 PM): f yeah
Me (5:19:42 PM): good to know the economic stimulus package is what motivated you to file on time this year
"Brother" (5:19:52 PM): haha
"Brother" (5:20:07 PM): well other than that i would have called you and begged you to file an extenion and had you do it
Me (5:21:42 PM): *sigh* just like last year... thanks for the memories...