Teacher Tax Help
Hi all, We live in CA and teachers get paid decently, however I seem to have messed up our tax withholding quite a bit after filing 2025.
For reference:
Myself: (wages- 65,992) (federal withheld- 4181.71) (Medicare wages- 73,383.50) (Medicare tax withheld: 1,064)
Husband: (wages: 68,063) (fed- 7,313) (Medicare- 74,834) (Medicare tax- 1085)
Did our taxes and have a combined wages of 140,386. No kids or dedications to speak of.
We ended up owing 3,000. This is the first time ever owing and it is stressful.
So I’m trying to fix this.
Next year, my husband is going to get a significant raise of +5,000$ yearly, and technically I will get +3,000. Here’s where it’s sticky. Im going on maternity at a pay of about 40% my normal salary for 4 months. So also, new baby!
Im trying to figure out the tax withholding, and the calculator on IRS I am absolutely lost on. Can anyone help give an idea of how much we should be withholding monthly per paycheck?
I appreciate any support, we dont have a village and live in the boonies so accountants are few and far between.