• Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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    I’m not in the US but I thought about that once, I would be better off not paying taxes on my paycheque, putting what I’m supposed to owe in a savings account and keeping the interest when paying all my taxes at once…

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      Fun fact. If you are self employed, you are expected to predict your annual tax and pay it quarterly. Get it wrong, and you pay penalties.

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        Same in Canada if you’ve got too much capital gains one year, you’re asked to pay in advance the following year but it’s not an obligation.

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      Then you would owe the IRS interest on the money in the form of a special penalty surcharge on your taxes owed.