That's me... and I do take as many deductions as I can without waving a red flag, but I still got slammed. Though I work for a couple of companies (well, bands actually; I'm a musician), I'm considered to be an independant contracter and I have to pay self employment tax. It was fairly common for deductions to be taken out of my checks 10 years ago, but these days, nobody's doing that anymore. Between the federal and state, I owe $3,500, which is a big chunk for me. But seeing how badly some others on this thread were hit, I realize it could've been worse.
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