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[darkluna]

IRS,

You FUCKER. What have I done to you? Seriously. Did I run over your puppy? Did I make your mommy cry?

Every year I make sure I've told the truth on my W-4. Every year I owe money. Not just a little money. A thousand fucking dollars. Every. Fucking. Year.

I should not have to take vast chunks out of my paycheck every month just to ensure I don't have to write you a big huge check every April. If I put the right info on the W-4, you should take out the right amount of taxes. I should not owe you anything. Is any of what I'm saying making sense to you, you crack-addled monkey whore of a governmental agency?

no love,
darkluna

Comments

[darkluna.livejournal.com]

I claim 1, just like the worksheet tells me.

I think I'm basically being penalized for having 2 jobs, in that neither takes out enough for the tax bracket I end up in. I just have to get it through my head that I need to claim 0 and take home a lot less so that I can at least get a big refund when it's all over. Grr.

[abinormal.livejournal.com]

You're allowed to claim zero, so they'll take more out initially, but you won't have to pay that way. I'd look into that.

[sarahellco.livejournal.com]

yeah I'm pretty sure that's what's going on. There is the lengthy unappealing page 2 of the worksheet that does make you factor in multiple jobs and if your total wages from said jobs is over a certain amount. The amount an employer withholds is based on tables generated by the IRS in the wonderful sleep-aid, Publication 15. They calculate the withholding on each paycheck as if you have/will receive that amount each pay period throughout the year.

Two easy options:
1. claim 1 on one job and 0 on the other.
2. figure out about how much you end up owing each year, divide it by the number of pay periods at your main job, and claim 1 with that amount as extra withholding.

One easy but annoying option:
1. make periodic estimated tax payments (e.g. $100 a month)

but yeah ... the system is ... clunky, to put it nicely.

[abinormal.livejournal.com]

Yeah, if you're claiming 1 on each check, they'll treat you like you're claiming 2. I'd claim 0 on at least one, and hell, both if you can. It depends on how it would affect your monthly income, but at least they won't be sodomizing you each spring. o_O