Affectionate_Ear3330 t1_j7gc5zx wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:31 PM

This happened to my husband last year. He switched jobs at beginning of the year and filled out a new W-4 without really reading it. Job didn’t withhold NYC local tax and he owed 2k. Messed us up for 6months. You’re lucky it’s only $250. Most likely you filed out the W-4 at the new job incorrectly. Go to your HR and submit a new one. The sooner you correct it, the less money you will owe in the future.

sonyworld OP t1_j7gcm4h wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:34 PM

I honestly don't know what I could've done differently between the two jobs, do you know what box is for local taxes?

Affectionate_Ear3330 t1_j7gdfby wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:40 PM

I can’t remember without having it in front of me but I’m positive that’s your issue. Get a copy of the W-4 from your old job and fill out the same boxes on a new W-4 for your current employer and resubmit to your HR. That’s the only way to fix it going forward. It’s not something a tax preparer can fix for you.

Edit: does your employer have your current W4 online? Check to see what you put down. It could be they input the wrong withholding information but it’s usually an employee error.

sonyworld OP t1_j7gds8c wrote on February 6, 2023 at 4:42 PM

Ugh, thanks so much! Both this job and the last are in the diamond district in NYC and they've both been pretty casual, small offices. There's not really a dedicated HR so I hope they can find my stuff in all their papers >.<

sonyworld OP t1_j7ghh36 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 5:06 PM

No they don't have any online portal things at all. Tbh my transition from big retail to office working has been very mid imo, I definitely expected a lot more professionalism or at least way more things to be streamlined. Like being able to view my damn paystubs whenever I want