Got my taxes done the other day, apparently I owe 158$ to our amazing government. But this is the greatest part of it all, I'm a waiter, I only make $2.13 an hour, litteraly recieve 0$ paychecks, work almost 40 hours a week and still somehow the government didn't tax me enough. Bullshit this is.

 

what are you claimed as? single 1? if so i can see that. if you are single 0 there is basicaly no way you can owe taxes..

i got 3.8k back woot!

 

still waiting on my check to get here.

 

I claimed Single, 0 on my W4 and actually claim one of my kids at tax time.

I had 10% cut in pay via Furlough Fridays (starting last April) and still had to pay this year.

 

I always got money back when I was a server. Either you claimed 1, or your company didn't take enough money out of your check. It all depends on how much you claimed on tips, that's how they figure how much to withhold

 

I never claimed anything so they think i basically make nothing. I didn't even do the forms took it to the guy that does my parents, all i have to do is just sign. My brother got like 1.3K back and he was a waiter also, but i have no idea if he claimed his tips or not.

 

well am joining the club i was sopposed to get 3200 turns out i soposedly owed 2100 to the wonderfull government . i dont know how am a single father and and only make 30,000 a yr ..

 

If only I paid that, sent my check for a new car ahhhh owed taxes yesterday. Oh and thats on top of claiming 0 and having extra held out every month. I am headed to the Tea Party meeting later .

 

well, i dont owe money, but somehow im only getting $91 bucks back, compared to 3xx last year. doesnt make any sense seeing as they actually withheld about 150 more this year than last year. if it werent for the fact that im under 24 and a full time student, i'd be getting 856. although i dont pay rent or bills, i do pay for my education and basically everything else, yet i cant get the student credit because they assume my parents pay for it as im a dependent.

 

you need to learn how to do your own taxes. why pay someone to do a simple return.

probably as easy as:

$10,930 income (example)
-$3,650 personal exemption
-$5,700 standard deduction
= $1,580 taxable income x 10%
= $158

think of all the infrastructure thats available to you for your contribution of $158. today 51% do not pay income taxes, if it were up to me everyone would pay on every dollar earned. i'm cool with a progressive tax scale but i believe we shouldnt have any freeloaders, everyone needs to have some skin in the game period. oh and what the hell is going on when you see baby mama getting a refundable tax credit...

 

You are correct, but I imagine you're parents get alot more than 800 bucks for claiming you and your school.

As for me, I had to pay and I claim a 1, plus I make over 60 K and am single, so I am on another bracket. Would love to claim my jobless G/f but that won't work. Oh well it is what it is. Be glad you're only paying a few hundred. Hopefully I'll get alot more next year when I start grad school.

Do you claim your own tips? If not, they are required to tax you for min wage including your 2.15 with the difference added as tips. Minimum wage went up this year.

 

Since you posted what you make an hour what did you make for the year and what did Federal and Social Security take out? Something sounds fishy. Did you claim your tips because that may be why you owe since you didn't pay taxes on that.


You make so little that at the end of the year you get it all back.


PS, it's better to owe than receive thousands back at the end of the year. Why let Uncle Sam make interest on your money when you can.

 

Yeah, I imagine if I claimed a 0 I would not have to pay so much, but I would rather have more per check.

 

I got people! pull around 7.5k-8.5k a year.

 

I got my biggest return this year and I'm claimed as single 1, I'm sure being a new homeowner and actually claiming my student loans helped a lot this time too.

 

i did mine online through HR block and had to mail them in because we were first time home buyers last year. With my wife not working since august last year we are still getting back just under $13k.. i was pretty excited about that, but its ALL going towards paying off bills and such.

 

You guys bitch about taxes now... wait till you own realestate, a house, or a buisness... then you will realize how easy you have it now.

 

I'm sure you dont mean anything, but you may want to retitle the thread.

 

tell me about it. i have to file my business taxes quarterly. having to pay every quarter isnt bad . however its sweeter when you get some sort of return come tax time. i can remember a time when i thought getting back a check for 80$ was doing good. at this point im happy to break even.

 

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