• bitchkat@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    They do deduct taxes from your paycheck. Basically once a year, you have to true up and figure the exact amount you should have paid. If that’s less than what was withheld, you get a refund.

    • Cid Vicious@sh.itjust.works
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      2 hours ago

      Well plus there are taxable events that aren’t on your payslip. If you sell goods over a certain threshold. If you get a taxable distribution from an investment account. Etc. Edit: also the IRS doesn’t know about what you have that’s eligible for deduction.