How to Check Income Tax Paid
- 1). Review the taxes that have been paid by looking at your pay stub. Find the tax amounts that have been paid by looking under each tax category on your pay stub. Find the tax withheld for a particular pay period and the total tax that has been withheld year to date. Find the tax that was paid to the federal government, the state, the local government, Medicare and Social Security. Ask your employer for a copy of your pay stub if you do not have one.
- 2). Find income taxes that have been paid by looking at your W-2 form. Receive a W-2 form at the end of the year. According to IRS.gov, employers are required to give their employees a W-2 for each year that details all of the income and taxes withheld.
- 3). Check the completed 1040 form that you used to file your taxes. Look at your 1040 form to see the amount of federal, state and local tax that was withheld during the fiscal year. Keep a copy of your federal tax return for your personal files. Check Page 2 of your 1040 tax return form to see how much tax was paid, how much you owed or how much was refunded.
- 4). Visit the accounting department at your place of employment. Request a summary of the tax that was paid. Let the accounting department know why you need the information. Ask the accounting department to print off a monthly summary of the taxes that are paid on your behalf if that information is not provided on your pay stub.
- 5). Visit IRS.gov or contact the IRS directly. According to IRS.gov, the IRS receives information from the Social Security Administration and the state regarding your wages and taxes paid. Visit your local IRS office to request information about the amount of taxes you paid. Check IRS.gov for agent telephone numbers to discuss the amount of income tax that has been paid.
