I got my w2 today from work in the federal tax withheld box theres nothing i paid 7561.75 i clamied married and 0 ? is there something wrong it even states that on my check stubs
i just look at the 2009 withholding table and it says married and bi weekly if your check before expetions isnt 606 zero dollars will be taken out ..
so will i still get a refund?
The only way that if you earned 7567.75 on wages and nothing was taken out for federal taxes – was if you wrote 6 exemptions on your W-4 form with your current employer, would you do something like that?
Very simple answer: As no federal income tax was withheld.
With your income, you do not need to pay federal income tax unless you are a dependent.
You can file as married filing jointly (MFJ) or married filing separately (MFS). In most cases, it is better to file as MFJ. On the joint return your standard deduction is $11,400 and you get two exemptions.
If you file MFS, you will not get many credits and deductions including EIC.
On the joint return the liabilities are joint. If one spouse owes tax, both spouses are equally responsible. You can file Form 8379.
This is from IRS publication 17: Your Federal Income Tax.
Tip. If you and your spouse each have income, you may want to figure your tax both on a joint return and on separate returns (using the filing status of married filing separately). Choose the method that gives the two of you the lower combined tax.
You didn’t make enough to have anything withheld. If your spouse has income also, so you’ll owe tax on what you made, the withholding tables don’t know that.