@beamerbeamer wrote:
My 16 yo daughter earned little over 3,000 dollars in 2019. We made a mistake on for W2 form and checked to be “withheld” instead of “exempt”. Is there any way to fix this? Total of tax she paid for was about $500. (Fed income tax, SS, and Medicare)
I file her as my independent.
Thank you.
You would have to submit a new W-4 and give that to her employer if she is still working for them.
She can file a 2019 tax return and get the federal income taxes withheld refunded to her. Social Security and Medicare taxes withheld are not refundable. Nor entering 'exempt on the W-4 will have any affect on the SS and Medicare taxes being withheld.
If she files a 2019 tax return make sure that she indicates on her tax return that she can be claimed as a dependent.
If state income taxes were also withheld then she should also file a state tax return to get those state taxes withheld refunded.
