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tax federal withheld box empty

diana11032 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:38:24 GMT

So I owe taxes if my federal income box is empty? (i get paid hourly at 18) and my checks are a little higher compared to the smart asset tax paycheck calculator results.. They take off social security and other wages. How do I confirm and fix this?

Re: tax federal withheld box empty

xmasbaby0 — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:43:53 GMT

You need to complete a new W-4 for your employer so that they withhold federal tax going forward.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/tax-withholding-estimator

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf

If you did not have federal tax withheld for 2022 and your box 2 is empty on your W-2, you cannot fix that now. You will likely owe for 2022.

Re: tax federal withheld box empty

Critter-3 — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:44:29 GMT

Depending on what you put on the W-4 form and how much you earn each paycheck will determine how much fed/state withholding is required. So it is very possible that you would have no withholding ... review the W-4 you gave your employer and ask them to verify that the withholding is correct. Also review your last pay stub ... is the fed/state YTD also zero ? If it doesn't match the W-2 then a corrected form may be required.