• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EST 01:05
CET 07:05
KST 15:05
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT28Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book19Clem wins HomeStory Cup 289HomeStory Cup 28 - Info & Preview13Rongyi Cup S3 - Preview & Info8
Community News
Weekly Cups (Feb 16-22): MaxPax doubles0Weekly Cups (Feb 9-15): herO doubles up2ACS replaced by "ASL Season Open" - Starts 21/0258LiuLi Cup: 2025 Grand Finals (Feb 10-16)46Weekly Cups (Feb 2-8): Classic, Solar, MaxPax win2
StarCraft 2
General
Terran AddOns placement How do you think the 5.0.15 balance patch (Oct 2025) for StarCraft II has affected the game? Nexon's StarCraft game could be FPS, led by UMS maker ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT Oliveira Would Have Returned If EWC Continued
Tourneys
PIG STY FESTIVAL 7.0! (19 Feb - 1 Mar) SEL Doubles (SC Evo Bimonthly) WardiTV Team League Season 10 RSL Season 4 announced for March-April The Dave Testa Open #11
Strategy
Custom Maps
Publishing has been re-enabled! [Feb 24th 2026] Map Editor closed ?
External Content
Mutation # 514 Ulnar New Year The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 513 Attrition Warfare Mutation # 512 Overclocked
Brood War
General
TvZ is the most complete match up BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ Soma Explains: JD's Unrelenting Aggro vs FlaSh ACS replaced by "ASL Season Open" - Starts 21/02 BW General Discussion
Tourneys
[Megathread] Daily Proleagues [LIVE] [S:21] ASL Season Open Day 1 ASL Season 21 Qualifiers March 7-8 Small VOD Thread 2.0
Strategy
Soma's 9 hatch build from ASL Game 2 Fighting Spirit mining rates Simple Questions, Simple Answers Zealot bombing is no longer popular?
Other Games
General Games
Nintendo Switch Thread Battle Aces/David Kim RTS Megathread Path of Exile Beyond All Reason New broswer game : STG-World
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Vanilla Mini Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas TL Mafia Community Thread
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine UK Politics Mega-thread YouTube Thread Mexico's Drug War
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club The herO Fan Club!
Media & Entertainment
[Manga] One Piece [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books Anime Discussion Thread
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion TL MMA Pick'em Pool 2013
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Laptop capable of using Photoshop Lightroom?
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
YOUTUBE VIDEO
XenOsky
Unintentional protectionism…
Uldridge
ASL S21 English Commentary…
namkraft
Inside the Communication of …
TrAiDoS
Life Update and thoughts.
FuDDx
How do archons sleep?
8882
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 2551 users

Help me keep my job!

Blogs > EsX_Raptor
Post a Reply
1 2 3 Next All
EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2802 Posts
May 22 2013 20:49 GMT
#1
Teamliquid, please help me safeguard my future!

I live in Texas, and my boss just asked me to calculate my tax based on the following information:

1. I'm single.
2. I make $22 per hour.

I have never done this before (I used to be an undocumented immigrant.). How can I proceed!?

*
TheBigO
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States97 Posts
May 22 2013 20:56 GMT
#2
While you might get some good answers here, I think your best bet is to hire a tax accountant. Accountants specialize with taxes, and they can answer all of your questions.

Also, I don't think you gave enough information for people on TeamLiquid to answer. For example, what kind of taxes are you paying? Are you calculating your income tax, your payroll tax, or your property tax? There are many different types of taxes that you have to pay. Finally, unless you specify with more information, people cannot give you exact answers. This is important because the more information you give, the more tax breaks you can get.
I really need a better quote... but I have no ideas :( .
EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2802 Posts
May 22 2013 20:59 GMT
#3
TheBigO,

I do not know what information I should provide, but I will disclose anything necessary. I am calculating income tax. I am also in an extremely time-sensitive position.
Masq
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada1792 Posts
May 22 2013 21:13 GMT
#4
No idea how taxes in the US work, but 10 seconds of google came up with this link: http://www.paycheckcity.com/calculator/salary/

try selecting texas and enter your information that you know? you should really see an accountant though.
strongandbig
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States4858 Posts
May 22 2013 21:28 GMT
#5
You could also try turbotax, it does the federal returns for free (although you have to pay if you want the state returns)
"It's the torso" "only more so!"
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25993 Posts
May 22 2013 21:52 GMT
#6
In Canada there is a form that helps you do it. It's a one pager and takes ~5 minutes.

There are ~2000 hours in a year, so if you work 40 hours a week you can estimate pre-tax income of 44k.

I used http://www.tax-rates.org/Texas/income-tax-calculator
$5,950 federal
$0 state
Based on recommended $3,800 personal deductions.

This is very high level and I haven't verified any of these rates whatsoever.
Moderator
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24755 Posts
May 22 2013 21:56 GMT
#7
Why is your boss asking you to estimate your income tax?
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27163 Posts
May 22 2013 23:14 GMT
#8
And why is your job in jeopardy if you don't?
ModeratorGodfather
leftykill
Profile Joined October 2009
United States120 Posts
May 23 2013 00:49 GMT
#9
his boss likes whips and chains
radscorpion9
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada2252 Posts
May 23 2013 02:00 GMT
#10
On May 23 2013 09:49 leftykill wrote:
his boss likes whips and chains


LOL. I'm imagining it now
munchmunch
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada789 Posts
May 23 2013 02:42 GMT
#11
Behold, the IRS withholding calculator.
CecilSunkure
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2829 Posts
May 23 2013 02:47 GMT
#12
Your boss is a huge dick.
U_G_L_Y
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States516 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-23 04:02:13
May 23 2013 03:51 GMT
#13
Assuming you work 2080 hours in a year?

Are you asking what he should be with-holding for you, or what you should be paying at the end of the year personally?

If it is the latter, fill this out: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040ez.pdf

Assuming you are single, and you work exactly 40 hours per week with no vacation (2080 hours per year,) and no one can claim you as a dependent, and you don't own a home or have anything that you can/should itemize, your federal income tax liability would be $5,036. This is making a LOT of assumptions, and does not include State and local taxes, Medicare, or Social Security.

Please be more specific about what he is asking for...

cujo2k
Profile Joined October 2007
Canada1044 Posts
May 23 2013 04:29 GMT
#14
Sounds like some kind of homework unless your boss is a lunatic
THE ANSWER IS 288
Rollin
Profile Joined March 2011
Australia1552 Posts
May 23 2013 04:41 GMT
#15
For $22 an hour I wouldn't be too concerned about losing your job.
Throw off those chains of reason, and your prison disappears. | Check your posting frequency timeline: http://www.teamliquid.net/mytlnet/post_activity_img.php
CecilSunkure
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2829 Posts
May 23 2013 04:55 GMT
#16
On May 23 2013 13:41 Rollin wrote:
For $22 an hour I wouldn't be too concerned about losing your job.

??

For a lot of people it's really hard to get above minimum wage. Opportunity varies greatly by location.
Entirety
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
1423 Posts
May 23 2013 05:21 GMT
#17
On May 23 2013 13:55 CecilSunkure wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 23 2013 13:41 Rollin wrote:
For $22 an hour I wouldn't be too concerned about losing your job.

??

For a lot of people it's really hard to get above minimum wage. Opportunity varies greatly by location.


Similarly, it may be that he lives in an area with lower wages but a lower cost of living. $22/hour may not seem much to some of us, but it may seem like a lot to others. I know that $24/hour where I live is not enough to support yourself, but that same amount of money in a different state could afford much much more.
IMMvp (정종현) | Fan Club: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=211431
haduken
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia8267 Posts
May 23 2013 06:28 GMT
#18
On May 23 2013 13:55 CecilSunkure wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 23 2013 13:41 Rollin wrote:
For $22 an hour I wouldn't be too concerned about losing your job.

??

For a lot of people it's really hard to get above minimum wage. Opportunity varies greatly by location.


Rollin is aussie? in down under you can get $22 per hour in any retail/supermarket/shitkicking jobs so I'm guessing that's why.
Rillanon.au
-Kaiser-
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Canada932 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-23 06:42:38
May 23 2013 06:39 GMT
#19
Australia also has the highest wages of any country on the planet.

$22/hr is twice what you'd find at a supermarket in Canada, and three times the States.

Ftr, where the hell are you people living and what jobs do you have that $24/hr isn't enough for you to live? 50k/yr is fucking plenty. Learn to live within your means. You can live in Vancouver for 15k a year.
3 Hatch Before Cool
wherebugsgo
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Japan10647 Posts
May 23 2013 06:53 GMT
#20
it's certainly harder in california to live on wages that in other places in the country would be way more than enough.

Rent around my university is routinely three to four times higher than rent near my home, for example (I live in MI, school in CA)
1 2 3 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Replay Cast
00:00
LiuLi Cup Grand Finals Group B
LiquipediaDiscussion
AI Arena Tournament
20:00
RO8
DaveTesta Events
18:15
The Dave Testa Open #11
Liquipedia
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
WinterStarcraft443
Ketroc 65
SortOf 1
StarCraft: Brood War
GuemChi 4015
ggaemo 313
ToSsGirL 13
NaDa 12
Dota 2
NeuroSwarm155
LuMiX1
League of Legends
Reynor76
Counter-Strike
Stewie2K1062
Super Smash Bros
Mew2King172
Heroes of the Storm
Khaldor130
Other Games
summit1g8864
JimRising 641
Livibee40
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick704
Counter-Strike
PGL321
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 17 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• Hupsaiya 81
• practicex 43
• StrangeGG 27
• sooper7s
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
StarCraft: Brood War
• HerbMon 31
• Diggity5
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
• BSLYoutube
League of Legends
• Rush1439
• Lourlo1289
Upcoming Events
PiG Sty Festival
2h 55m
Clem vs Serral
Maru vs ShoWTimE
Sparkling Tuna Cup
3h 55m
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
8h 55m
Replay Cast
1d 2h
Wardi Open
1d 5h
Monday Night Weeklies
1d 10h
Replay Cast
1d 17h
Replay Cast
3 days
Replay Cast
3 days
The PondCast
4 days
[ Show More ]
KCM Race Survival
4 days
Replay Cast
4 days
Replay Cast
5 days
CranKy Ducklings
6 days
Replay Cast
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

[S:21] ASL SEASON OPEN 2nd Round
LiuLi Cup: 2025 Grand Finals
Underdog Cup #3

Ongoing

KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 1
Acropolis #4 - TS5
Jeongseon Sooper Cup
Spring Cup 2026
WardiTV Winter 2026
PiG Sty Festival 7.0
Nations Cup 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual
eXTREMESLAND 2025

Upcoming

ASL Season 21: Qualifier #1
ASL Season 21: Qualifier #2
ASL Season 21
Acropolis #4 - TS6
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
CSLAN 4
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
Bellum Gens Elite Stara Zagora 2026
RSL Revival: Season 4
NationLESS Cup
IEM Atlanta 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
CCT Season 3 Global Finals
FISSURE Playground #3
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.