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
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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 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, 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, when I checked on my last payroll, I realized that I pay more in taxes than I do in house bills. 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 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, 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 finally was able to complete my taxes and I had a look at the IRS website to check my refund. They changed it from 1K to $10. FML
Today, I got my tax return. I was really excited. Turns out the government does take the time to send out a tax return for $1.36. 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
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Top comments
rickAUS 22
Do you not get payslips? While it is your employers responsibility to remove taxes, how are you not checking to make sure you are being paid correctly?
kricket5 19
This is 100% your fault. You should be checking your paystubs. Submit a new W-4 to update your tax withholding with payroll/ HR.
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rickAUS 22
Do you not get payslips? While it is your employers responsibility to remove taxes, how are you not checking to make sure you are being paid correctly?
mekiswrite 21
Some employers don't give those out regularly; I had to request mine at one point. There is an online place to view them, but if I'm not mistaken the employer is still the one with initial access until an employee asks.
colderthanyou 15
That happened to us once, the company ended up going bankrupt by tax season too. You should be able to make payments on it instead of paying in one lump sum. Check into it!
kricket5 19
No sure why the company going bankrupt is relevant to this discussion. And while payments are an option, please keep in mind that you will accrue interest and late payment penalties for any balance not paid by April 15th.
RichardPencil 32
If you wear a MAGA hat when the IRS comes to arrest you, they’ll let you off and leave you alone. Only Dems have to pay taxes now.
eyepuppy 31
Just stop.
kricket5 19
This is 100% your fault. You should be checking your paystubs. Submit a new W-4 to update your tax withholding with payroll/ HR.
raven_of_azarath 35
In some states, providing a paystub isn’t mandatory. In fact, 9 states don’t require them to be made available. They leave it up to the employer to decide, and from what I can find, the employees can’t ask for them (though I’m sure I’m just not looking in the right place, but still).
rickAUS 22
That doesn't sound legal... not being mandatory I can let slide, but not having to provide one even if requested seems like it would be open to abuse as there would be zero way to confirm what you have been paid is actually correct. Also, don't you need payslips to provide proof of income for loans and things like that? How would people do this without being able to get payslips in some capacity.
raven_of_azarath 35
It does sound super illegal, but if it weren’t a thing, then there wouldn’t be states that need to specify that they offer them upon request (such as where I live). https://primepay.com/blog/state-state-pay-stub-requirements
kricket5 19
The paystubs might not be mandatory by state, but federal law requires every employer to keep accurate pay records and to make them available to the employee upon request. The reason you can’t find specific laws for some states is because they default to federal requirements. I process multi-state payroll.
RichardPencil 32
But, seriously, you can set up an installment plan to pay off your tax liability over time. Once a month, they come over an remove a non-essential organ or amputate a digit. (No, that part is a joke. I can’t help it!)
PenguinPal3017 19
$500 for the entire year!? That's close to what I pay in taxes every two weeks.
RichardPencil 32
That sounds like a shitty situation!
PenguinPal3017 19
Yeah. I Checked, my federal taxes are more than $500 every two weeks. I worked a lot of overtime last pay period and they were $1200. How do you pay $500 a year?!
TomeDr 25
Sorry but YDI for not paying attention to your pay stubs.
Burle 17
The real fml is you make so little you only owe 500 in taxes for a full year
Mayaaaaaaaaa 12
That’s why it’s important to check your paystubs, just to be on the safe side. Good luck, OP. I’m sure they can schedule payment arrangements for you.
breemonster 13
I tried to update my withholdings after I got a second full time job. My employer kept blaming the payroll service for it never updating. Took almost the entire year. Now I owe 1,500 in taxes. I feel your pain OP. It's like a cruel joke.
someuser 1
You are allowed (and encouraged, especially in a case like this) to make estimated payments to the IRS. The "standard" schedule is once per quarter, but I'm sure the IRS would happily take any payment you wish to send them at any time.
breemonster 13
Thankfully I am in a great finacial situation where it's more of a pain then a worry. 😁