Why didn't my employer withold enough to cover my taxes?
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First of all, the "marriage penalty" is actually a married benefit now.  The tax rates are different for married couples in a positive way, as you can tell by looking at pages 65-76 of the 1040 instructions (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040.pdf).  \n\nSecond, I'm surprised that $1,600 didn't cover your taxes.  \n\nLooking up your tax in the tax table (assuming you took the standard deduction of $10,000 and the two personal exemptions you were allowed adding up to $6,400) for married filing jointly) the tax on the $8,600 of taxable income would be just $863, which is far less than the $1,600 that you say was withheld.  \n\nAnd yes, as previous answerers have mentioned, it is true that you can claim a zero on your W4, which would have given you withholding of somewhere between $1,850 and $2,000.  \n\nHowever, I think that I have proved that your empoyer did in fact pull out enough money to cover your income tax on the income you received from that employer.\n\nUnless your wife's income and other income in the return totaled over $7000 and you had no additional withholding, you should have got a refund this year.
396124
1099 is not an employee.  You are a contractor.  Two differnt things.  Give it to your tax person before you make it any more difficult.
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They have to provide it by end of January 2006. You can contact the IRS by this date, if you haven't received the W-2 from the company.
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Call the IRS and ask.  They'll help ya through it all the way.  I was also told that my foreign earned income wasn't taxable becuz my job's church-related...come to find out, that's THEIR country's law, not the US's.  I was lucky enough to find the error and get filed...don't waiste time listening to people who don't really know.
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it would depend on how many employees you have. what your payroll is. and whether or not you have ever had any claims. it is different in each case.
879874
HI DK,\nContact the  Labor Department in your state & explain this to them I am pretty sure they can straigthten this out & can also fine the company for the error! Good luck & have a good day!
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open your phone book go to labor relations if ya can't find that, talk to the employer  (BE NICE) and then if no luck go to small claims court you don't need an attorney and the cost is about $45. to file be sure to sue for court cost too so ya can recover your filling fee and cost of copies of paper work or whatever. You must have proof of all that you are going after though. Good luck
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If he with held taxes on you or you were or should have been pd an a 1099. You need to go to IRS.GOV or you can call 1 800 829 1040. Tell them what is going on. They will tell you what you need to do. There might even be some money in it for you. What he is doing is wrong. You might want to find out what you have to do and go to him and say you can file or I'm going to turn you in. He might go ahead and do what is right. What he is doing is against the LAW. If you don't want him to know it is you that is fine. You don't have to tell. You are doing the right thing by filling. If he were to get audited in the future which is likely he can say that he pd you and they will want to know why you didn't file. Good luck with this!!
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i had asimilar problem a while back and got in touch with the inland revenue. in my case my employer had been deducting the payments and listing them on my wage slip but not forwardinig it on. the guy from the inland revenue said that as i had reasonable grounds to believe that paye and national insurance payments were being made that it was my employer and not me that they would chase and possibly prosecute if necessary.\nhope this helps
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Yes, I just went through the same thing. I didn't make a huge profit though, so mostly it balanced out. I was so freaked out about it that I was afraid to have my taxes done. It turned out that I was all worked up over nothing.
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They still have to file payroll tax returns they are required to send you the W2, so look for it in your mail.  If you do not get it soon try contacting them.  You are supposed to have it in your hand on January 31, 2006
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If an employer has a good current address on file and doesn't send you your W-2 before 31 January, then contact the IRS and it will no longer be a problem.  Also, the IRS may extend your deadline past April 15th!  With buy-outs, you'll have to contact the IRS, but I am sure that when a company is bought out, so are the records and the responsibility to send out W-2's.
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Hey, Fireguy,\n\nInteresting question, thanks for holding it open for me.  I hope you post your results when you resolve this.\n\nI called a friend who is a city councilmember in the San Diego area.\n\nHe said to document your problem and submit a request, in person, for a corrected W-2 to your payroll department.\n\nHe said that in his city, El Cajon, that if you do not recieve COMPLETE cooperation, he would welcome your call and help you solve your problem.  He is certain your city council will feel the same.\n\nIt is possible his concern is rooted in a deep concern for your overall welfare and well being.  But, if not, it is likely his reason that under this fact pattern the city paid too much employer taxes!\n\nFor example, if your four months were about 12,000, his city paid about $918 too much!  \n\nDuring the 4 months you did not work, the city does not owe the tax.  If you do not correct the situation, they can not recover their overpayment.\n\nI hope this sounds clear from the city council point of view.\n\nOf course, without a corrected W-2, a tax professional can determine, as you likely could, the correct amounts of other taxes and withholdings, with the understanding that your gross pay is overstated by the 4 months of Workers Comp.\n\nBut, those amounts will all be different than what is on your W-2 now.  The FICA, and other taxes you already paid, are overstated on your current W-2.\n\nYou can always call a professional and ask their opinion before committing them to your return.  Obviously, with a corrected W-2, you can easily handle your own and save paying anyone else a fee.\n\nPlease let me know if I can help further.  I would like to know that you continued to handle your tax forms and paid the lowest possible tax.\n\nGood Luck.\n\nPS I am a volunteer for my local fire department north of San Vicente, Baja, Mexico.  Our ´new´ engine is a 1961 model that we are very grateful for the donation from the states.  500 gallons!!  Have you ever ridden on the ´hang onto the back´ type? LOL You should see us!!
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make sure you get your pay slip.so if you are ask about your earnings.later on you can show them.to the dole tax office.ect.if i was you i would go back and get them don't take no for a answer.i never got my pay slips.and i had a lot of problems later on.
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If you do not see any calculations in your pay stub that equate to 6.2% or 1.45% or 7.65% of your pay (after adjusting for FICA-free benefits, maybe your employer was treating you as self-employed.  You need to know, because that then means the IRS will come to you for the whole 15.3%.
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File a tax return. If you want a refund as you employer to give you a w4 form and change the number of exemptions that you want to take. You can also have them hold More out of each check
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On your pay stub, there should be a "how much was taken out this paycheck" and a "how much has been taken out YTD."  You could ask your employer if it's not provided.