This one is on me since I should've checked. My original W4 had an extra $300 deduction towards federal (each pay). I only caught this because I'm in the midst of filling out a w4 for my new job. anyways, I'm going to try my best and catch up with the new job but would I incur a penalty for not having enough taken enough?
I think we will be in the 24% bracket by the end of the year, we've been at 22% but I've gotten a significant raise that will most likely push us into the next bracket next year. My calculations shows I may owe a little more than 5k if in lucky.
Not enough federal taxes taken out
Re: Not enough federal taxes taken out
You'll owe a penalty for underpayment unless you owe less than $1000, pay at least 90% of what you owe for the current year, or pay at least 110% of what you owed for the prior year since your AGI is likely over $150k (100% if AGI under $150k). Since you're paying taxes by withholding it doesn't matter when in the year you pay, so as long as you get your withholding adjusted to meet one of those safe harbors by the end of the year you won't owe a penalty. You can also make estimated tax payments directly to the Treasury Department, but you might owe penalties even if you meet a safe harbor because when you pay estimated taxes compared to when you earned income does matter when paying through estimated taxes. Don't drive yourself crazy. Even if you owe a penalty it's likely to be pretty small.
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Re: Not enough federal taxes taken out
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Re: Not enough federal taxes taken out
Once, when experiencing a similar issue, we sent in an extra payment as an estimated tax in the last quarter of a year. Though technically subject to an underpayment, none was assessed.
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Re: Not enough federal taxes taken out
By default, withholding is treated as having been made evenly throughout the year, even if it wasn't. Thus, if you should have withheld $3500 more than you actually did, and you increase your withholding by $500 for each of the seven remaining paychecks this year, you will avoid the underwithholding penalty.
Check your state withholding as well; states have different safe harbor rules and penalties. The federal penalty is relatively small, essentially just interest, so if you are $1000 short, you might owe a penalty around $20.
Check your state withholding as well; states have different safe harbor rules and penalties. The federal penalty is relatively small, essentially just interest, so if you are $1000 short, you might owe a penalty around $20.