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I don't do that. I have several part-time jobs, all of which pay between $10-$11/hour. I know that a lot of companies don't take out state tax, so I keep an eye on it.
If you understood how taxes work you'd realize why a part time $10-$11 an hour job (on estimated 20 hours per week, if less it's still the same) wouldn't withold State Income Taxes. If you made more money they most definitely would. It's not the company, it's the income.
$11 x 20 hours/wk x 52 = $11,440
CA Standard deduction is $3992
$11,400
($3992)
$7448 in Taxable Income
Using the CA 2015 Marginal Tax Brackets you would owe $74.48 in CA State Tax for the year.
Then CA gives a $108 Personal Exemption credit. Which would result in a $33.52 refund. If you earned that wage and you worked that many hours, as an example, your company would not withhold any state taxes for this reason.
Last edited by UntilTheNDofTimE; 02-02-2015 at 06:05 PM..
I don't do that. I have several part-time jobs, all of which pay between $10-$11/hour. I know that a lot of companies don't take out state tax, so I keep an eye on it. If they don't start taking it out within reasonable amount of time, I start submitting the forms again, and keep following up until they do what they're supposed to do.
Yes, I understand that you don't currently make estimated payments. However, it is an option.
Glad to hear that HR is getting the matter straightened out for you.
If you understood how taxes work you'd realize why a part time $10-$11 an hour job (on estimated 20 hours per week, if less it's still the same) wouldn't withold State Income Taxes. If you made more money they most definitely would. It's not the company, it's the income.
Yes, I know how about taxes work, keep an eye on my own taxes, do them myself, plus I worked for H&R Block for a while, but I wouldn't let them touch my taxes, though. I worked as an adm asst (hourly sub) for a large school district. Even with working 32-40 hours per week, at close to $30 an hour, I had to force them to take out state taxes.
My preference is to have state taxes taken out of my check, and if the company that I'm working doesn't do it, then I have to submit the form to force them to do it. If they don't comply, they I have to start bugging them. In this case, it was the HR people in my local office that didn't do it, and probably figured I wouldn't notice.
Yes, I know how about taxes work, and keep an eye on my own taxes, plus I worked for H&R Block for a while, but I wouldn't let them touch my taxes, though. I worked as an adm asst (hourly sub) for a large school district. Even with working 32-40 hours per week, at close to $30 an hour, I had to force them to take out state taxes.
I prefer to have state taxes taken out of my check, and if the company that I work doesn't do it, then I have to submit the form to force them to do it, and if they don't comply, they I have to start bugging them. In this case, it was the HR people in my local office that didn't do it, and probably figured I wouldn't notice.
You mentioned the $10-11 an hour job part time so I thought that was it. For a $30 job not witholding taxes is a clerical error. That's odd. I've never had an employer not withold taxes unless it was a part time where my taxable was less than $15k.
Anyways it looks like everything got situated. Best of Luck.
Yes, I understand that you don't currently make estimated payments. However, it is an option.
Glad to hear that HR is getting the matter straightened out for you.
I don't believe in making estimated payments, and I know that it's an option, but I prefer to have them pay me. I was surprised that I even got any callbacks, but I'm glad that I did, because I have a coworker with the same problem, and will be able to tell him how to take care of it.
I don't believe in making estimated payments, and I know that it's an option, but I prefer to have them pay me. I was surprised that I even got any callbacks, but I'm glad that I did, because I have a coworker with the same problem, and will be able to tell him how to take care of it.
What does this mean? Who would you rather pay you?
I don't believe in making estimated payments, and I know that it's an option, but I prefer to have them pay me. I was surprised that I even got any callbacks, but I'm glad that I did, because I have a coworker with the same problem, and will be able to tell him how to take care of it.
You realize the state is simply returning your overpaid money to you, right? They aren't paying you any more than a store clerk is paying you when they hand you your change.
Or are you saying you use your tax refund as a kind of forced savings account?
You realize the state is simply returning your overpaid money to you, right? They aren't paying you any more than a store clerk is paying you when they hand you your change.
Or are you saying you use your tax refund as a kind of forced savings account?
I have a savings account, and I'm not hurting financially. But I prefer to have state and federal taxes deducted from my pay, maybe some people don't. Those are my preferences.
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