W2 shows 21k but actual earnings were 60k - Boss possibly pocketing withheld taxes. Need IRS help!
Just got my husbands W2 and something is really wrong. He worked all of 2024 making biweekly paychecks that should total around 60k, but the W2 only shows 21k income with 4k in withholdings. His paystubs showed taxes being taken out each check but looks like boss might be pocketing the withholdings. Found out a former coworker had similar issues. Need to know which IRS department to contact about verifying actual tax payments made by employer.
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Dmitry Sokolov
This is wage theft and tax fraud. You need to contact multiple agencies: 1) IRS Criminal Investigation Division at 800-829-0433 2) Your state's Department of Labor 3) File Form 3949-A with the IRS to report suspected tax fraud. Keep all paystubs - they're crucial evidence. Your husband's employer is likely committing both tax evasion and wage theft. The IRS takes this very seriously.
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Sofia Torres
•Thank you! Do you know how long these investigations usually take? We're worried about filing taxes with incorrect W2 info
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Dmitry Sokolov
•File Form 4852 (substitute W2) with your taxes using your paystub amounts. Don't wait for the investigation to file your return.
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Ava Martinez
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Miguel Ramos
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QuantumQuasar
omg same thing happened to me last year! ur boss is def doing some shady stuff 🚩🚩🚩
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Zainab Omar
Get a lawyer ASAP! This is super illegal and ur entitled to damages fr fr
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Connor Gallagher
•second this! lawyer up and dont talk to the boss anymore
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Yara Sayegh
Make sure u save ALL ur paystubs and any communication w/ ur boss about taxes being withheld. Ur gonna need receipts
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Sofia Torres
•Already got everything saved and screenshots of texts where he confirmed taking out taxes 👍
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Keisha Johnson
idk why small business owners think they can get away with this stuff in 2024 smh 🤡
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Paolo Longo
•bc they usually do get away with it tbh. IRS is understaffed af
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Keisha Johnson
•true dat. system is broken fr
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