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I accidentally claimed Exempt on w-4. so obviously I'm going to owe taxes. Does that come straight out of the return?

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June 7, 2019
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Best answer by xmasbaby0

If you did not have any tax withheld from your wages--you say you claimed "exempt" (which was a big mistake)--then there is nothing from which to give you a refund. You only get a refund if the taxes withheld are more than the tax you owed to the iRS. Does box 2 of your W-2 have a zero or is it blank? If you have a tax liability then you will owe the IRS and will need to pay by check, money order or credit card.

Going forward, do not claim to be exempt. There could be a penalty for saying that if it is not true.

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If you did not have any tax withheld from your wages--you say you claimed "exempt" (which was a big mistake)--then there is nothing from which to give you a refund. You only get a refund if the taxes withheld are more than the tax you owed to the iRS. Does box 2 of your W-2 have a zero or is it blank? If you have a tax liability then you will owe the IRS and will need to pay by check, money order or credit card.

Going forward, do not claim to be exempt. There could be a penalty for saying that if it is not true.

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user100041322Author

Box 2 of my w2 is just blank. I've filed taxes and Turbo tax is saying I have a refund. Which isn't as much as it usually is. And I'm getting it's because of that error.

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stargirl1990

I claimed exemption on accedent too all last year and I haven’t yet filed the tax w4 yet I’m so scared to do it because I researched and it’s considered tax fraud because I saw the pay stub it says exempt 99 I don’t o ow what that means and I claimed exemption all that year and a few months after but changed to single and claimed myself when I found this out please help I’m scared I might go to prison I wasn’t trying to do anything wrong I thought I qualified for being exempt because a co worker recommended it and it didn’t get me anywhere??

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Aguilaralex115

Yes I accidentally had 0.00 tax's witheld and I filled out a W4 with my Employer.

CassLO

@stargirl1990 Try the IRS W-4 calculator: Tax Withholding Estimator

Please see the additional information below on W-4's:

What to know about the new 2020 IRS Form W-4 Employee’s Withholding Certificate

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bullock-eunice

Hello I accidentally claimed exempt on my w2 can I change it back?

VolvoGirl

Employee

Yes. Give your employer a new W4. But that is only for future paychecks and won't affect your 2019 return.

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dmccaffrey10

Made a mistake on my W-4 and filed Exemp. I am paying now the taxes I owed the federal government in 2019. However, I didn't notice the mistake till yesterday so my 2020 Tax Returns so I'd like to avoid another large amount of money being due next year.

Is there anyway I can proactively pay for the amount of taxes I've missed in the past 6 months of 2020? Essentially tru-ing up.

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dwatson149

Is it too late to fix it ? I accidentally filed exempt on one of my jobs W4 forms back in April of last year . I no longer work for this employer & when in the process of filing my taxes for 2021 I realized I owed and didn’t know why . Come to find out it was because I accidentally claimed exempt. Can I correct this issue before filing this year’s taxes ?

VolvoGirl

Employee

You can't fix the past. If you owe on your tax return then you have to pay now. Just make sure you have withholding taken out on your jobs now for next year's tax return. Check your paychecks and with your employer.