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I am hoping a Missouri MT can help me with this. The company I work for was withholding taxes from my paycheck for the state of Missouri instead of the state where I do live (which fortunately does not have a state income tax or I would really have a problem.) This was a data entry error by the payroll department as I do not, and never have, lived in MO.
Payroll said they would try to find out where I could file to get this money back but evidently they have not been able to find out either. I would like to file for a refund for this but so far I have not been able to figure out from the state of MO website the name of the tax board for the state of MO. I wrote to the Dept of the Sec of State but have not heard back from them either.
Can someone give me the name and address of the MO state income tax agency, and perhaps tell me where to get the income tax form as well? (Although I am not sure that is the form that I need.)
And by the way I think 3% is a pretty steep tax, on top of all the federal taxes we have to pay!
I found this information (although I do not live in Missouri, I know it can happen to anyone, in any State, and was curious as to what needs to be done).
If you have a good relationship with your employer, you should be able to tell them the following and have them take care of it immediately. If not, you may have to go through the State of Missouri and have them send your employer an “official” letter telling them to reimburse you immediately.
“Reimburse your employee for the taxes withheld in error and file Forms MO-941C for each period affected. When your forms are processed, you will receive overpayment notices advising to either use the credit on the next return filed or request a refund.”
General Information Concerning Withholding Tax:
Missouri Department of Revenue
Division of Taxation
P.O. Box 3375
Jefferson City, Missouri 65105-3375
Telephone: (573) 751-3505
E-mail: withholding@dor.mo.gov
http://dor.mo.gov/forms/4282_2011.pdf
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Overpayments: Documentation supporting any overpayment must be submitted with Form MO-941C. For example, if tax was withheld to Missouri and should have been withheld to another state, a W-2C must be provided. If the adjustment is due to a calculation error, a payroll ledger showing the correction must be provided. In other instances, the employer must provide a detailed explanation of the errors that occurred. If the Department authorizes an overpayment, the overpayment may be used to offset a prior debt within your withholding tax account. Any employer may review current withholding tax overpayments online at http://dor.mo.gov/business/creditinquiry/
From this site the employer can also request a refund.