Underwithholding

  

See: Withholding. That's the amount that your mama corporation is taking out of your paycheck each month in prep for your tax payments...so you don't have to.

Your mama loves you. Sometimes, she withholds too much, and you get a rebate at year end. Other times she doesn't withhold enough, i.e., underwithholds. So, at the end of the year, you then owe a bigger check to the government.

We have student loans to forgive though, so...you know...they need the dough.

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