Did your taxes suddenly go up?

[FIREoneDay]

Hi,

I was checking my paycheck and my federal tax shot up to $800 more!  Did anyone else see similar changes in their paycheck?

-FIREoneDay

[jfoxcpacfp]

Same pay and same pay period?

[East coast]

To clarify - based on the limited info you provided, your taxes did not go up. Your withholding went up.

[The White Coat Investor]

Are you now single? Did you change your W-4? Are you now making more money? All of those could be reasons why your employer is withholding more taxes for you to help you avoid owing money come April 2018.

[Peds]

its probably your FICA. the limit is 118K per year, so at the beginning of the year its taken out. once you cross that limit its no longer withheld.

[The White Coat Investor]

Peds wrote:

its probably your FICA. the limit is 118K per year, so at the beginning of the year its taken out. once you cross that limit its no longer withheld.

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Excellent thought. I bet you're right.

[Zaphod]

The limit is now 127,200. Yeah, ouch.

[FIREoneDay]

Yes

[FIREoneDay]

Hi,

Nothing changed. I started working in VA in August and I wasn't charged for federal tax until today. Does this mean I am going to be charged that amount for every paycheck?

-FIREoneDay

[FIREoneDay]

I already get charged for medicare and SS.  Would FICA still apply?

[The White Coat Investor]

FICA is medicare and SS. But a high earner like a doc would "max out" their SS halfway through the year. So the change from December to January would see a drop in your take home pay.

[Peds]

Yes.

[FIREshrink]

both my taxes and take home pay went up today because last paycheck I maxed out my 403b for the year.

[Peds]

ah the simple answers.

[Hawkeye225]

Agree.  FICA most likely.