I'm fairly sure I'm out of the money, but I'm going to ask anyway.
I worked for a small computer repair business in Indiana beginning in April, 2003. Every two weeks, a company paycheck would be issued to me for $450.00, the employer claiming to be taking out somewhere in the range of $150.00 worth of taxes. No paycheck stub was ever provided to me, even when I explicitly asked for one (*kicks self for continuing working for that company*). April of 2004 rolls around, and I was finally provided a W-2 from the company (though 2 months late). The W-2 looks fine, reporting the exact information the boss reported to have taken out per pay period.
I work for the company until the end of August, 2004, then move to a better job at a different employer. Throughout August, 2004, my paychecks reflected $500.00 every two weeks, with a reported $180 to $200 being taken out (forget the amount he told me). Again, no paystubs. February 7th, 2005, rolls around and I have still not received a W-2. I send him a registered letter asking him to supply me with tax information, however
receive no reply. On February 28th, 2005, I e-mailed him asking for tax information. He replies telling me that he has issued me 10-99S forms, and that they're on their way.
Uh oh. I guess I was working 36-hour weeks for under $7.00/hour that whole time, and I end up having to pay taxes on that money in the end, too. Sigh. The sucker is deciding to keep all of the money he 'withheld' from me, as well as not pay any company-based taxes towards my employment. Aside from my 600-dpi scans of every paycheck issued to me through the company and previous year's W-2, I have no proof of tax withholdings. Like I initially stated, I'm probably out of the money, but is there anything I can do? It's February 28th and I still have no tax forms from him, and he has also screwed me with 10-99S forms rather than W-2's. Can I use the fact that no written or verbal format was agreed upon in terms of my payment format mysteriously changing from W-2 to 10-99?
Or possibly it doesn't matter, as I'm in an extremely small income bracket. Being an Indiana resident, my Indiana income was $8,500 in 10-99's (assuming I can't get W-2's out of him), and my Illinois income was about $8,500 in W-2's - so I'm in a really low income bracket...maybe I can somehow get a break and not end up owing some state $3,000.
Thanks a bunch. Any information is highly appreciated.
-Sincerely,
Ariok
I worked for a small computer repair business in Indiana beginning in April, 2003. Every two weeks, a company paycheck would be issued to me for $450.00, the employer claiming to be taking out somewhere in the range of $150.00 worth of taxes. No paycheck stub was ever provided to me, even when I explicitly asked for one (*kicks self for continuing working for that company*). April of 2004 rolls around, and I was finally provided a W-2 from the company (though 2 months late). The W-2 looks fine, reporting the exact information the boss reported to have taken out per pay period.
I work for the company until the end of August, 2004, then move to a better job at a different employer. Throughout August, 2004, my paychecks reflected $500.00 every two weeks, with a reported $180 to $200 being taken out (forget the amount he told me). Again, no paystubs. February 7th, 2005, rolls around and I have still not received a W-2. I send him a registered letter asking him to supply me with tax information, however
receive no reply. On February 28th, 2005, I e-mailed him asking for tax information. He replies telling me that he has issued me 10-99S forms, and that they're on their way.
Uh oh. I guess I was working 36-hour weeks for under $7.00/hour that whole time, and I end up having to pay taxes on that money in the end, too. Sigh. The sucker is deciding to keep all of the money he 'withheld' from me, as well as not pay any company-based taxes towards my employment. Aside from my 600-dpi scans of every paycheck issued to me through the company and previous year's W-2, I have no proof of tax withholdings. Like I initially stated, I'm probably out of the money, but is there anything I can do? It's February 28th and I still have no tax forms from him, and he has also screwed me with 10-99S forms rather than W-2's. Can I use the fact that no written or verbal format was agreed upon in terms of my payment format mysteriously changing from W-2 to 10-99?
Or possibly it doesn't matter, as I'm in an extremely small income bracket. Being an Indiana resident, my Indiana income was $8,500 in 10-99's (assuming I can't get W-2's out of him), and my Illinois income was about $8,500 in W-2's - so I'm in a really low income bracket...maybe I can somehow get a break and not end up owing some state $3,000.
Thanks a bunch. Any information is highly appreciated.
-Sincerely,
Ariok
