Taxes witheld in pay, but got 1099. No witholdings ever sent to IRS.

[doemon]

My previous company withheld taxes from my pay. Let's say I was supposed to be paid 10,000, but they withheld 3,000 for tax, medicare, etc (or at least paid me as if they were withholding), so I ended up with 7,000 in pocket. But instead of getting a W2 that shows the withholding, I got a 1099 saying I was paid 7,000 without any witholdings, and they told me they haven't paid the IRS any of the missing 3,000. What should I do?

 

[Zigner]

Report this to your state office. Since you didn't list a state, I can't give you any more than that.

 

[LdiJ]

My previous company withheld taxes from my pay. Let's say I was supposed to be paid 10,000, but they withheld 3,000 for tax, medicare, etc (or at least paid me as if they were withholding), so I ended up with 7,000 in pocket. But instead of getting a W2 that shows the withholding, I got a 1099 saying I was paid 7,000 without any witholdings, and they told me they haven't paid the IRS any of the missing 3,000. What should I do?

What they did was blatantly illegal. Do you have your last paycheck stub for 2013...or any paycheck stubs?

 

[doemon]

Report this to your state office. Since you didn't list a state, I can't give you any more than that.

Sorry, state is CA, but the business (company) is in UT.

Never got paystubs from them. In 2012, however, I did get a W2. In 2013, I got paid salary just as I was in 2012 (the amount after withholdings), but then i quit in April. Then last month i got a 1099. I'm guessing after I quit, they decided to pocket the witholdings.

 

[LdiJ]

Sorry, state is CA, but the business (company) is in UT.

Never got paystubs from them. In 2012, however, I did get a W2. In 2013, I got paid salary just as I was in 2012 (the amount after withholdings), but then i quit in April. Then last month i got a 1099. I'm guessing after I quit, they decided to pocket the witholdings.

Call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 and talk to them about this.