• onslaught545@lemmy.zip
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    15 hours ago

    You can absolutely fill out your W2 to have no withholdings taken out of your check. I know people who do this and put the money in a high yield savings or investment account.

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      15 hours ago

      You can, and when you don’t pay your taxes the IRS will garnish your paycheck for the amount owed plus interest and penalties. Only the truly rich get away with not paying.

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      14 hours ago

      You can absolutely fill out your W2 to have no withholdings taken out of your check.

      And your HR department can reject it, then tell you to fill it out correctly.

      I know people who do this

      You’re either gullible enough to believe some Sovreign Citizen tier liars or a liar yourself.

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        12 hours ago

        I’m not saying they don’t pay their taxes. They just don’t have them taken out of their checks each month. They put the money somewhere it can grow, then pay their taxes with it at tax time.

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        14 hours ago

        There are absolutely people who do this. They will pay a penalty for not withholding when they file but they probably still come out ahead even with just a HYSA.