400$ paycheck federal withheld 2.84$ one week.
250$ paycheck federal withheld 32$. Why would every single week fluctuate. I have no 401k, nothing should change except the amount based on how much I make weekly?
Ask your employer what is going on. You might need to prepare a new W-4 for them.
The amount you have withheld is based on your tax bracket. It would not make sense to have more withheld when you make $250 than when you make $400. The amount withheld would be higher the more you make. It would not make sense to have $32 withheld on $250 and then $2.84 withheld on $400.
You may want to ask your payroll department why this is happening.
Yes, I would normally simply ask my boss. I no longer work for the company and currently in arbitration over regaining my job back. Possible wrongful termination. That being said I cannot contact the company. And yes, my tax situation makes no sense. I am the lowest bracket. I did not get paid for vacation, promotion,401k, personal withholding, no change in status whatsoever. I cannot afford a CPA hence I am hoping you lovely people might possibly have some answers.
Without giving too much info I can show a few examples for amount made and taken out for federal and state.
Also, there are several others whom I worked with that have the same issue, one contacted HR and HR said unless you can show more people with this problem, we can't do anything. HR will open a ticket to investigate only if "more" people call and complain. I am unsure of any new changes. That was December 2022.
Your issues go beyond what we can help with in this user forum. You have a problem with your (former) employer and possible shady bookkeeping/payroll practices. We cannot advise you about that. If you have a W-2 from that employer, you can tell us what is in boxes 1 and 2, or boxes 16 and 17 (which state?) along with your filing status, etc., and we may be able to discern if tax was underwithheld for 2022. But that W-2 will be the one that was sent by the employer to the IRS, so it is the one you have to work with to prepare your 2022 tax return----unless the employer issues a corrected W-2 to you.
Box 1 = 21708.16 Total
Box 2 = 451.34 Federal
Box 4 = 1345.91 Social Security
Box 6 = 314.77 Medicare
Box 17 = 805.00 state of Colorado
FIled as Single, Zero dependents. no 401k, no extra withholding.
2 week example of witholding. 05/12/2022 Gross income = 423.20$ Fed=5.01$ State = 16.00$
07/21/2022 Gross income = 397.81$ Fed= 2.47$ State =15.00$
More than half of the Federal over the year are 0.00$ witholding
Every state witholding is an even number.
For a bonus I got of 643.56$ I was taxed Fed=141.58 State=29.00$
The previous year looks to be the same as far as I can see but I got a Federal Refund: $2,622
I am paying in 427.00$ this year. State is about the same I get some money back.
I hope that helps a little.
Thank you for the feedback so far.