http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/01/a_little_extra_in_your_paychec.html
This is just one example of a google search. I heard it in December because it was all over the news and people were excited over it. It was an instant pay raise for the entire work force. You probably wondered why you received such a huge pay raise in January but didn’t realize the reason. You may have thought that your company gave you a raise.....Nope it was the United States of America.
Again, you are talking about a reduction in the withheld-each-paycheck tax. The annual amount you owe, on a given income, is not reduced.