So there's more to the story than
just the withholding tax in Canada.
Not exact matches
«If you
just look at the year prior to the states adopting
withholding, on average, income
tax revenues were 15 percent of all
tax revenues,» Bagchi explained.
That is
just the amount
withheld up front; the final
tax burden is likely to be even higher.
Those are
just the amounts
withheld up front; the final
tax burden is likely to be even higher.
TrimTabs» proprietary model, which is based on income
tax withholdings deposited daily with the U.S. Treasury, projects
just 75,000 new jobs added in June, a 40 % drop from its May estimate of 124,000 jobs.
He said that essentially, the FICA
withholding being taken away from workers paychecks is really
just a concealed
tax, that it was to cut
taxes on the rich, and so there really isn't any money to pay social security and he would like to stop it right now.
If you claim allowances you're not entitled to, you double - claim allowances with two employers or you
just don't have enough
tax withheld, it will cost you at
tax time.
If estimated
taxes sound like way too much work and you have a full - time job, you can skip quarterly payments and
just adjust your W - 2
withholdings.
One would hardly realize that the problem facing U.S. industrial employment is that wage earners must earn enough to pay for the most expensive housing in the world (the FDIC is trying to limit mortgages to absorb
just 32 per cent of the borrower's budget), the most expensive medical care and Social Security in the world (12.4 per cent FICA
withholding), high personal debt levels owed to banks and rapacious credit - card companies (about 15 per cent) and a
tax shift off property and the higher wealth brackets onto labor income and consumer goods (another 15 per cent or so).
Withholding tax payments are up
just 0.9 percent, or $ 139 million, while PIT estimated payments are down a whopping 9.3 percent, or $ 966 million, including another $ 130 million (5 percent) dip in September receipts alone.
Even if you live outside of the United States, you will still earn a royalty
just as our American authors do, but we are required to
withhold 30 percent of your royalty earnings for federal
taxes.
Now, the latest rules springing from the cliff, included the ability to convert from Trad 401 (k) to Roth, so if you wish to convert on a regular basis, that's fine,
just brace for the
tax bill or account for it in regular
withholdings.
The information on this form tells your employer
just how much money it needs to
withhold from your paycheck for federal income
tax.
The
withholding tax is
just the beginning.
Incidentally, subject to the $ 5500/6500 maximum limit, you can (if you choose to do so) contribute the entire amount of your compensation to an IRA, not
just the take - home pay amount (which will be smaller than your compensation because of
withholding for Social Security and Medicare
tax, State and Federal income
tax, etc).
The first check
just arrived, and no
taxes were
withheld.
Keep in mind, however, that
just because your gambling winnings are reported on a W - 2G doesn't automatically require the
withholding of income
taxes; reporting and
withholding are two separate requirements.
Example: Suppose you expect your wage
withholding to be
just enough to cover your income
tax liability.
The income
tax portion of this
withholding will be a credit on your income
tax return for that year,
just like regular income
tax withholding from your cash wages.
The amount
withheld is
just an estimate of the
tax that will be due on this income; your actual
tax may be higher.
Management expense ratios are
just as important: it makes no sense to pay an extra 0.50 % in MER to save 0.30 % in
withholding taxes.
You have to pay these amounts regardless of whatever
tax credits you might have,
just as is the case of regular salaries that you receive from someone else; you don't get a refund of Social Security and Medicare
tax withheld from your salary or wages regardless of
tax credits, nor do you (or your non-you employer) get a refund of Social Security and Medicare
tax paid by your employer.
An important note before you make your decision: foreign
withholding taxes are
just one of many costs of investing, so they should not be the only factor in your fund choices.
And furthermore, if RRSPs
just give a credit towards income
tax, how does that work with avoiding US
withholding tax?
And not
just owing both halves (as opposed to one half for the W - 2 employee) but paying them at the time of filing
taxes (as opposed to having the employee half
withheld each paycheck).
Canada would have to re-negotiate its
tax treaties before
withholding could be eliminated... Since we
just finished the treaty with the US I doubt
withholding for TFSA would be eliminated any time soon.
@Rick — foreign interest income is not generally subtract to
withholding tax (
just foreign dividend income), so holding VBU and VBG should be fine in the RRSP (they also hedge away the currency exposure, which I would recommend for foreign fixed income investments).
If you go to the IRS» website (www.IRS.gov) and search for «
tax withholding», you will be able to access the Withholding Calculator — or just click the link to go to the Withholding Calculator pag
withholding», you will be able to access the
Withholding Calculator — or just click the link to go to the Withholding Calculator pag
Withholding Calculator — or
just click the link to go to the
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Withholding Calculator page directly.
The info on that form are
just input for a simple formula to calculate how much
tax to
withhold.
Rather than explaining this idea in full here, I'll
just announce that Justin and I recently completed a new white paper that includes the estimated cost (including both MER and foreign
withholding taxes) of many popular ETFs in all account types.
Most wage earners
just have the
tax withheld from their paychecks and there is no balance due at the end.
Check Your
Tax Withholding You
just filed your income
taxes.
If your relative would, for example, force you to get a 10 %
withholding tax penalty from the IRS, would you really want to pay that
just because of family obligation?
Just the right amount of
tax withheld translates to minimal balance owing or refunded at year end.
If you split only 30 % of the pension income,
just $ 3,000 of
tax withheld would be reported on your spouse's return.
There is a reference to $ 154,000 being left over after 30 % taxation, but the 30 % rate is
just the required
withholding tax that will be applied to the payment.
I know this is an older list but
just be aware if you are a Canadian Interactive Brokers client and you hold any of these stocks such as ECA on the US exchange you will be screwed when it comes to the US dividend as they will
withhold the 15 %
tax even though they shouldn't.
I have
just heard today that one of the big stockbrokers in UK is advising their clients to sell Vodafone so they don't have the trouble do dealing with US shares, US
withholding tax etc..
I would say it's pretty odd that the State of Alaska could
withhold documents from the public about a commission that will go a long way towards influencing its policies on energy, environment, property rights,
taxes, the state budget, land use, education, and
just about every other public policy area.
I was under the assumption that my company would
just be invoicing the client the agreed upon amount at an agreed upon interval, and I would simply
withhold taxes / benefits / etc, and that's the end of the story.