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When I got hired my employer entered my tax withheld as 2% when I circled 2.7%, can I sue?

I filled out new hire paperwork and selected a different percentage then they are taking out, now I owe money.
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When I got hired my employer entered my tax withheld as 2% when I circled 2.7%, can I sue?

Anyone can sue, but that is a legal question and this is a tax forum. 

When I got hired my employer entered my tax withheld as 2% when I circled 2.7%, can I sue?

We do not help with legal issues.   Your immediate tax issue is that you apparently did not have enough tax withheld from your paychecks.  Instead you had bigger "take home" checks but now at tax time you owe.  You will need to enter your W-2 exactly as it appears.

 

 

 If you have federal tax due you can pay by mailing your payment with the 1040V voucher, (which has the address printed on it, having the payment taken out of a designated bank account, or you can pay directly on the IRS website. 

 

https://www.irs.gov/payments

 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-payments/help/how-can-i-pay-my-federal-taxes/00/26212

 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-payments/help/how-do-i-pay-my-irs-tax-due-with-a-check-or-mone... 

 

 

To apply for a payment plan with the IRS

 

Apply Online for a Payment Plan

 

 

You must pay your state tax due using the state’s preferred method of receiving payment.  For most states that will be by making a payment to the state’s own tax website, or by mailing a check or money order.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900884-what-are-my-options-for-getting-my-state-refund-or-for-pay...

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901670-how-do-i-contact-my-state-department-of-revenue

 

 

One thing you could do to prevent this problem going forward is prepare a new W-4 for your employer and have more tax withheld during 2023.

 

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/tax-withholding-estimator

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

When I got hired my employer entered my tax withheld as 2% when I circled 2.7%, can I sue?

And after you put in a new W-4 with the right  withholding choice then on the first paycheck do the math to make sure they are doing it correctly  instead of waiting until the end of the tax year to complain about it being wrong.  I doubt you could "sue" for the incorrect withholding however if you ask the employer  nicely if  they may be willing to pay any underpayment penalty on the state return due to their error but they have no obligation to do so.   Either way this is your tax to pay and you have until 4/18/23 to do so even if you efiled the return today. 

When I got hired my employer entered my tax withheld as 2% when I circled 2.7%, can I sue?

how much will it cost you to sue, and will you still be working there after doing that ?

Don't be silly.

 

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When I got hired my employer entered my tax withheld as 2% when I circled 2.7%, can I sue?

"Anyone can sue, but that is a legal question and this is a tax forum. "

 

No lawyer would take this case.

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