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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Packed lecture halls, a sketchy roommate and frat parties: welcome to college, the real thing.
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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jtorres815 0
File 1 or 0 on your w4 and work out a payment plan with the irs, trust me they will work with you, i work for the irs
Vehicle 1
Awe dude it happens I think I'm going to owe some money from my one job but I will get money back from another, too. I'm sorry!
blastvortex 4
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. There's always the inevitable possibility that life may turn sour at any given moment - including your love life - so sans bracing yourself for such inevitabilities, one could expect that everything might eventually snowball. Shit happens. About the only good news is that from here, one of the few directions you can go is up.
ColdGold 6
Welcome to the working class.
WileyMJ 1
I was in the EXACT same situation about two years ago. I had also started paying child support as well. My situation didn't improve so I went into the military.
twilightluver347 7
dumbass
dom562 0
and yet you still have enough money to pay for the fml app. congrats.
furubafan74 18
The FML app is free. If you paid for it, get a refund.
missbadluk 0
That totally happened to me last tax season. I was ******.
austinnicole 3
Can't you sue your old company for not taking enough taxes out? Since now you're having to pay it .
ZombieBronyParty 0
Haha, you and my step-dad both