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Is there anyone I can talk to about being taxed too much on my paycheck?

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September 30, 2021
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I'm being taxed nearly 300 every paycheck and I'm going to college and I need that money, I need to talk to someone about it

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xmasbaby0

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Did you fill out a W-4 for your employer to show them how much to withhold from your paychecks? $300 does not mean much to us since we do not know if you are being paid weekly, monthly or what. If you have too much tax withheld you will be able to seek a refund when you file a 2021 tax return.

If too much is being withheld right now, you can fill out a new W-4 for the employer and ask to have less withheld.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/what-to-know-about-the-new-2020-irs-form-w-4-employee-s-withholding-certificate/00/1189006

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

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

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pike-rebeccagracAuthor

I did fill out a W-4 when I first started, and I get payed weekly, but I didn't know if a W-4 would change it since I don't have any dependents?

Critter-3

You may be able to reduce the federal or state withholdings but filling in a W-4 will not reduce SS & Medicare taxes or any other reductions like insurance or 401K contributions. Talk to someone in payroll at your job and see about filling in a new W-4 form.

Use the Tax Withholding Estimator on the IRS web site to figure out what you and your husband should each put on the W-4 forms that you give to your employers. It's much easier than using the worksheets on the form. It will let you adjust your withholding to get the approximate refund amount that you want.

Tax Withholding Estimator