told ya so! She's ****en good huh!

 

how much do they take out of your paycheck every month? i've always gotten refunds close to 1k... but then again, they take out 20~30% of my gross pay every paycheck.


taxes are due tuesday, april 17th (postmarked). dunno about the money on the side.

 

What you've stated about owing $1.5K is crazy and should not be happening IF the payroll department entered the info correctly.

Are you working more than one job? That might make a difference.

Check with the payroll department and confirm that they are doing the zero deductions PLUS the extra $30 per paycheck. Also have a close look at your paystubs and see how much they are taking out for Fed and State each time.

I have one job, claim single with 2 deductions and usually owe about $200 to the Feds and $100 to the State. I have done this for years and the salary range has changed quite a bit.

Are your State taxes messed up as well?

I used to work for the IRS and they always recommended that if a tax payer owed money to both Fed & State and could not pay it all at once, to try and pay the State in one go, while making payment arrangements with the IRS. Having been in that boat myself I agree with their recommendation. The Franchise Tax Board is a nasty bit of work, while the IRS can actually be fairly human.

If you want to PM me with more questions please do so. There are folks on this board who will vouch for my integrity and confidentiality. psoper, bushido, roo, eastbaysubaru for starters.

Jane Barker

 

Withholding 1 and you're paying taxes? That doesn't make any sense. You should be getting a refund unless you've got a side business you've forgotten to pay taxes on.

Check out any number of these free tax preparers:
http://www.irs.gov/efile/article/0,,id=118986,00.html

And use google anytime you've got a question - there are lots of un-obvious terms.