Ah okay. I just assumed that the fact that my paycheck itemizes the tax withholdings that they were already receiving or at least aware of my taxes to date.
Typically, the company withholds the tax for you though. I've heard stories of companies demanding the pre-tax amounts even though THEY "paid" your tax already by withholding it.
Is this like saying “your income tax is paid your employer”? It seems true in some sense (the withheld money goes from the employer’s account to the government’s account) but false in another.
> In western Europe most places tax at source, which means your wages are taxed before they are sent to your bank.
The US does this too; it's known as "withholding". There are also "estimated taxes" paid quarterly if you have significant income outside of regular employment and thus not subject to withholding. You still have to settle up at the end of the tax year, but by that point the vast majority of the tax (and perhaps a bit more) has already been paid.
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