Originally Posted by
ZeroTT
I wonder if this is sort of possible.
I understand how marginal tax rates work on an annualized basis. You don’t ever lose money by making more
but what about withholding? Could a midyear shift in income cause required withholding to increase such that for a few months you lost ground? You still don’t lose money over the year but maybe a transient dip in take home pay?
I'm not good enough with withholdings to say for certain, but I feel like the absolute worst you might see is a smaller increase than you figured.
Either way like you said, even if you could manage it you'd just be made whole again on your tax return.