My daughters income was about$16,000. Standard ded is $12000. So taxable income should be around $4000, right? It’s saying she owes $231 in fed taxes. Why?

uniquetty · ‎June 6, 2019

xmasbaby0 · ‎June 6, 2019

What is in box 2 of her W-2?

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VolvoGirl · ‎June 6, 2019

Well the tax table show a tax of $403 for 4,000 and Single.
Did she have some withholding taken out in box 2?
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040tt.pdf">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040tt.pdf</a>

Vanessa · ‎June 6, 2019

Most likely reason would be that she had around $170 in federal taxes withheld leaving her still owing $231.

If she has taxable income of $4,000, she would have a tax of $400. If she didn't pay enough in through her employer she would owe.

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My daughters income was about$16,000. Standard ded is $12000. So taxable income should be around $4000, right? It’s saying she owes $231 in fed taxes. Why?