Can someone please for the love of god help me figure out how I can pay less income taxes? I only make 88k and I put the 12k standard deduction but I’m still getting taxed 27% of my paychecks! My sign on bonus (20 even) a few months ago was taxed nearly 45%! Excuse my ignorance, but am I doing something wrong? Will increasing deductions help or should I increase the withholdings? Is this normal?! Thanks for any help/advice, it’s greatly appreciated.

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Please look up how taxes work my friend! First, your bonus is being withheld at that rate not taxed at that rate. Taxes are incremental.

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Wow this is so helpful, thank you so much!!

Is this for real

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Yep ikr! It’s insane and I can’t figure out how to change it.

Good luck with that! Income taxes are what they are. No getting around that. You might be able to get some extra deductions if you work with a skilled accountant, but you're not getting out of income taxes.

Yup!

Unfortunately, there's not much you can do. I try to maximize my deductions every year. I have a little side hustle so that I can write some things off like my office, etc. It helps a little but not much.

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