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posted Jun 4, 2019 6:06:41 PM

I had an extra $100 per month taken out of my check last year. How do I get that money back?

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Level 15
Jun 4, 2019 6:06:43 PM

You mean you had an extra $100/month withheld for taxes?  That would have been included in the amount you saw in box 2 of your W-2, so your refund was calculated based on the amount you had withheld.  There is no place on a W-2 to list "extra" money you had withheld;; it is just added to the amount your employer withheld for taxes.

Level 15
Jun 4, 2019 6:06:50 PM

You do not necessarily get that back. You only get the excess (if any) of your total withholdings over your tax liability.