My husband works as a part time school teacher at a private Christian school. They did not withhold any federal tax, but did for medicare/social security. Is this normal?

[MarilynG]

Here's some info on why Federal tax may not be withheld:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/6251405

[lmw1]

Did you ever find an answer for this? Thanks!

[xmasbaby0]

@lmw1 You are posting to a thread that might be several years old.  Do you have a question or concern of your own about receiving paychecks from an employer that is withholding Social Security and Medicare, but not any taxes?  Have you ASKED the employer?  Have you filled out a W-4 that indicates you want tax withheld or did you incorrectly claim to be exempt somehow?

[Hal_Al]

It is not unusual for there to be no income tax withholding for a part time job.  But, it's also not "normal".  Your employer may have made a mistake. But, most likely you did not fill out the W-4 correctly (its more complicated than before the 2018 tax law change).

[Opus 17]

The W-4 form is four pages of instructions and worksheets, not just the front page with the signature that you might turn into the employer. If a person’s only income is a part-time job, and they expect make less than $12,000 per year, or less than $24,000 per year if married and it is the only job in the family, then they would not have federal Federal income tax withheld.  However, if a married couple has more than one job in between them, or a single person has more than one job, it is important to use all the instructions and worksheets on the W-4 form, or to use the online tool that is linked there, to determine how to set up each W-4 for each job so that the withholding is correct.  Otherwise, you could have two little tax withheld and owe additional tax at the end of the year.