What does federal income tax withheld mean in a bank statement

[arroyosteph15]

My mom doesn’t understand  why recently her bank statements are saying that the irs is withhelding taxes from her accounts. We don’t know what that means. She didn’t start  seeing this until recently, it just says Federal income tax withheld 

[TanyaS · Accepted solution]

It means she owed federal taxes and somehow it was set up that they did automatic payments from her account to pay off her taxes.  

[arroyosteph15]

My mom has always paid off the amount that she owes since she gets paid cash at her job. She personally goes to the IRS and pays her taxes. They say she doesn’t owe anything for the year. Any recommendations on how to resolve this issue?

[TanyaS]

Yes, contact the IRS so they can cut her a check, sometimes they keep taking out until you call them to remind them to stop.  They will owe her if they take out too much.  The phone number is 1-800-829-1040.