I have worked at my job in NYC for two years. The first year I owed $900 in income tax. I then requested to have my filing status changed to single-0. Our bookkeeper told me he did it and I accepted his word. Then this year, surprise… surprise, I owed $4,000. After some inquires, I found out that my bookkeeper was not withholding federal or state tax from my commission checks. So, to sum up: I was filled at single-1, I had a very low salary and therefore had a low tax bracket. I was paying taxes for that tax bracket. He never took federal or state tax from my commission checks, which put me in a much higher tax bracket…. Therefore I owed a huge amount of money. I tried to get him to change 1) my filing status and 2) add tax on my commission. He got defensive and started yelling. Nothing was changed. Eventually I went to my boss and asked him to speak with the bookkeeper. My request was ignored. Nothing changed. I kept pushing… talking to the bookkeeper, payroll and my bosses. I was to
2007-06-01
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Cherie
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