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
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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
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 that I owe the government money and that the amount will increase if I miss the deadline two months ago. 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, 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 filed my taxes and I normally claim my parents as dependants. My taxes got rejected because my parents filed their taxes without informing me, and they don't have income. They believe if they file taxes, they get $5000 back, per Trump. It ended up costing me over $3,500 extra. FML
Today, when I checked on my last payroll, I realized that I pay more in taxes than I do in house bills. 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 found out that they won't hold my stimulus for child support, only to find out that they withheld it to give it to me when I file my taxes. Which child support will take. FML
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iiTzNeeNerz 26
*IRS singing* BITCH BETTER HAVE MY MONEY
PoopholeSurprise 2
"Was never updated"? Shouldn't you be updating it?
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Comments (64)
itooamscrewed 10
YDI for not updating your w4
RememberSchlitz 9
Ignorance of the law is no excuse (unless you're running for President, apparently).
ttubear 17
This is definitely your own fault. You're responsible for letting HR know if you've had a change that would affect your withholdings. You should have updated a W4 as soon as that happened. If you mean your tax filing status was never changed on actual tax returns that you filed, then you *definitely* deserved it, as you would have either a.) done your own taxes, or b.) used a tax preparer that you should have alerted to your changed status. Seriously, HR and tax preparers are not responsible for knowing what has happened in your personal life.
pandemonium307 10
Hopefully you learn to better be an adult after this. Might be a personal responsibility reason you got divorced in the first place...
laurellkawes 31
It's your responsibility to update your filing status. Can't blame it on anyone but yourself
atlien247 16
Regardless of the OP's situation, I would just like to take the opportunity to say: **** the IRS!
Tiber_fml 12
Yep been there done that. Not something you think about after a divorce. Ex don't want to cooperate and file together or if kids are involved won't let you claim one you're kinda screwed
juggalo2 22
I don't think you can choose to file jointly if you are divorced. Also I'm sure there are rules to determine whose dependent the child is if there is a disagreement.
Ichiya 29
One would think that the parent that has the child for the majority of the year would be the one able to claim them. As for if the time is split equally between both house holds I'm not sure, would they both get to claim the child?
ksks1234 33
The custodial parent gets to claim the child. If the non-custodial parent wants to claim the child, they have to fill out a form.
Xamry14 10
My friend got it in her divorce papers that they would alternate years in claiming their son after the divorce. I thought it would be illegal since the child lived with the mother but I guess since the father paid child support (55 a week pshhh) it was allowed.
evilscorpi 29
taxes scare me...its part of adult life no one wants to deal with
ananicosia 28
I'm sure there is someone you can contact to have the misunderstanding cleared up.
juggalo2 22
If you got divorced during the current period, I doubt it makes that big a difference, unless you really made a ton more than your spouse. If there are multiple years then it's your fault for not catching it.