Withholding

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
May 24, 2023
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Why does it look like no taxes federal are coming out my paycheck?

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rjs

Level 15

We can't see your pay stub. If it doesn't show any federal tax being withheld, it's because in fact no federal tax is being withheld. Ask your employer why. It could be that your income is low enough that withholding is not required, or you could have made a mistake filling out the Form W-4 that you gave to your employer. Another possibility is that you are a self-employed independent contractor, not an employee, so nothing is taken out of the payments you receive.

Khayden1Author

Level 2

Thankyou for that , is it possible someone could look at my stub and tell me what I’m doing wrong ?

NCperson

Level 15

@Khayden1 - you may not be doing anything wrong.

it simply could be based on your income and number of children, there is no reason to have federal withholdings as you would stll get a refund at the end of the year.

xmasbaby0

Level 15

@Khayden1 You say no federal tax is being withheld. What about Social Security and Medicare (also called "FICA") Is money being withheld for those? If not, you had better find out if you are actually being paid as an independent contractor and will get a 1099NEC in January instead of a W-2. If that is the case, you may be in for an unpleasant shock. If you are working as an independent contract without tax, Social Security or Medicare being withheld, then at tax time you are going to owe self-employment tax. Please clarify here whether you are a W-2 employee or if you are working as an independent contractor.

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