Did not earn standard income

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February 24, 2025
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Do I still need to file if I earned less than the standard income? Do I need to pay taxes if I did not earned less than the standard income?

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xmasbaby0

Level 15

If you have W-2 income that is below your standard deduction for your filing status, you are not required to file, but if any tax was withheld ---as shown in boxes 2 or 17 of the W-2-- then you can file a tax return to seek a refund of those amounts.

So it might not be a matter of whether you "have" to file--it might be "Do I want a refund?"

Who has to file?

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Do-I-Need-to-File-a-Tax-Return%3F

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Furbaby27Author

Level 2

If it says that I owe taxes but did not earn standard deduction does that mean I still have to pay them? I did not earn standard deduction and employer did not withhold income tax but I paid social security and Medicare tax.