Get Ma W-2 Handbook 2016

If Box 2 on your Form W-2 is empty, it means that federal taxes were not withheld from your paychecks. ... Note: If you believe that you did have federal taxes withheld from your wages, you should contact your employer and request a corrected W-2 before you file your tax return.

If Box 2, "Federal income tax withheld," is blank on the W-2 form you file with your annual tax return, your employer either didn't withhold taxes or an error occurred in transferring the information to the form. If you didn't have money withheld, you must pay your federal tax when you file a return.

The W2 boxes and codes show the wages you've earned and any taxes paid through withholding. ... Box 2 Shows the total federal income tax that was withheld from your paycheck for the year. Include this amount on the federal income tax withheld line of your return (Form 1040, line 16).

If Box 2, "Federal income tax withheld," is blank on the W-2 form you file with your annual tax return, your employer either didn't withhold taxes or an error occurred in transferring the information to the form. If you didn't have money withheld, you must pay your federal tax when you file a return.

No Federal Income Tax Withheld When you file, you'll list what you made and what taxes you paid during the tax year. If your employer didn't take out enough, you'll owe on April 15. If your employer took out too much, you'll get a refund.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires your employer to withhold federal, Social Security and Medicare taxes from your wages. If you don't see federal income taxes deducted from your paycheck, your filing status, exemptions or allowances may be the reason.

In 2017 for example, if you are under age 65 and single, you must file a tax return if you earn $10,400 or more, which is the sum of the 2017 standard deduction for a single taxpayer plus one exemption.

When you file exempt with your employer for federal tax withholding, you do not make any tax payments during the year. Without paying tax, you do not qualify for a tax refund unless you qualify to claim a refundable tax credit, like the Earned Income Tax Credit.

In 2017 for example, if you are under age 65 and single, you must file a tax return if you earn $10,400 or more, which is the sum of the 2017 standard deduction for a single taxpayer plus one exemption.

Each allowance gives you a certain sum, which lowers taxable wages. Consequently, the more allowances you claim, the less federal income tax you pay; the less you claim, the higher your tax withholding. Claiming exempt on the W-4 form also results in no federal income tax withholding.

When you're exempt from federal tax withholdings, this means that you will have no federal taxes taken out of your paycheck, but you will still probably have FICA taxes withheld by your employer. ... Keep in mind, claiming exemption from federal income tax withholdings does not mean you do not have to file taxes.

The minimum income amount depends on your filing status and age. In 2018, for example, the minimum for single filing status if under age 65 is $12,000. If your income is below that threshold, you generally do not need to file a federal tax return.

A W-2 form, also known as the Wage and Tax Statement, is the document an employer is required to send to each of their employees and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at the end of the year. The W-2 form reports the employee's annual wages and the amount of taxes withheld from his or her paychecks.

When you receive your IRS W-2 form each year from your employer, box 2, "Federal income tax withheld," shows the amount of tax money your employer deducted from your pay and sent to the IRS to cover the income taxes you owe.

Box 2 on our W2 is the amount of tax withheld from your wages. However, this does not tell you how much you will get back. On your form 1040, you will see your refund on line 75. If you owe, the amount will be on line 78.