Today, I found out that I owe the IRS money due to my previous job not taking enough taxes out. I am broke, unemployed, and was counting on a big refund so I could pay for my divorce. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I found out that my tax filing status was never changed after my divorce. This means I haven't been paying enough and now the government wants its money. FML
Today, I found out that my employers apparently haven't been taking enough money out of my paychecks, and now I owe thousands of dollars in taxes. I already live paycheck to paycheck despite doing nothing but work. FML
Today, I sat down to do my taxes. As I was going over my forms, I found my employer only took $1.72 out the entire year for my Federal Income Taxes. I now owe the IRS over $500 that I don't have. FML
Today, getting home from a long day at work, I checked the mail and saw three envelopes from the IRS. Apparently I now owe over $4,000. I only have $2 in my bank account. FML
Today, I got a letter from the IRS informing me that I owed a debt of $80 dollars from 4 years ago, and that it has now grown to over $800 dollars, and it's due this month. FML
Today, I found out that I owe the government money and that the amount will increase if I miss the deadline two months ago. FML
Today, I filed my taxes. As a divorcée with children, I was supposed to get $3,500 back from the IRS. Alas, my ex's new wife already filed with my children, who don't live with her. I now owe the IRS $250. FML
Today, I found out I owe the IRS over $2,000 because of a mistake they made. Their "apology" basically amounted to "Oops, our bad. Now pay up or you're gonna be Bubba's new bitch." FML
Today, as a tax preparer, I had to deliver the bad news that a lady owed a very large sum in taxes. I even had my supervisor check my work as this was serious. Apparently she has been claiming exemptions she doesn't qualify for for years by going to another local tax office that closed down last year, due to fraud. FML
Today, I got the biggest shock in my life when I found out that I was a mistake, and the only reason why I wasn't put up for adoption is because of the tax refunds. FML
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pepetto 0
Poor you! literally! :/
foreverabearfan 3
Seriously--it is not your employers responsibility to take out "enough" taxes for you. Thats all on your shoulders!! When you get a check, you should always look at how much federal/state is being withheld. If there is too much, or not enough, it is YOUR responsibility to fill out a new W4 form to adjust it. Part-time jobs rarely withhold enough taxes, even if you have several part time jobs. The government views each job as your only job, and pretty much gives you your entire wage. You need to withhold an additional $5-10 per check with part-time jobs if you don't want to pay in.
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mercury42 0
Your fault, moron. You know that form you fill out? The W-4? You tell them how much to take out. You screwed up.
pinkandblaqk15 0
YDI for having a crappy life!
jake_fml 0
^^^^ you are made of win
catkat1988 17
That sucks. Big time. FYL, definitely. I can never figure out the tax system, and how much I'm supposed to pay. I ended up making a huge fool of myself last year for asking for an explanation when I had to pay a (for a student) rather large amount of money that I apparently owned them. It's such a jungle, and I can't even begin to imagine how much it sucks having to go through a divorce unemployed, and then finding out there has been such a mistake. And I think the people who say "YDI" are being unnecessarily harsh.
slotch1337 0
they don't care they want all the money they can get wheather it's a few dollars or a million
blargmanus 0
When I was working for the local university, I found out that they weren't taking enough out of my check even though I filled out my W-4 correctly. They had entered it into their system incorrectly therefore it was their responsibility to fix it.
mdavis0529 14
YOU determine how much I held out in taxes; YOU have to fill out a W-4 when you first go to work for a company.
idkweird 0
And when you DO fill it out correctly and they screw up?
jessxoxo28 5
thats horrible =S
shalizzz 0
Ah, the wonders of the common law system! Whenever I hear stories like this, I feel so happy that I don't live in the Commonwealth or the US. FYL
Erindub 0
Sounds like the makings of a great country song
tysgirl 0
OP, I know how you feel...I found out two days ago that my last job didn't take out any federal taxes >.< They did in 2008, but not 2009 for some reason (and I didn't fill out another W-4 or anything). I realize that paying taxes is part of being a US citizen, but I wish the IRS made it easier.
foreverabearfan 3
Americans should really complain when they GET a huge refund!! WHY??--because its YOUR money that you worked for all year, but loaned it to the government interest free!! You dont get a big refund because the government is doing something "nice"---you get it because you didn't collect it through out the year like you should have!!
mattmag 0
Exactly. People should pay the correct amount and put the rest in some form of savings. If they really like tax refunds, they can always just forget about it then take it out when the season rolls around. That way they get a couple percent more money!