Company says they can edit the order taxes are withheld from check to cover insurance. Is this possible?

Publication 531 is what to read. It escribes the order that withholding gets applied and confirms that you can pay your employer if there is not enough to cover your taxes, or, if you do not do that, you can make estimated tax payments.

Giving your employer money for taxes.  Your regular pay may not be enough for your employer to withhold all the taxes you owe on your regular pay plus your reported tips. If this happens, you can give your employer money until the close of the calendar year to pay the rest of the taxes.

 > If you do not give your employer enough money, your employer will apply your regular pay and any money you give to the taxes, in the following order.

  • All taxes on your regular pay.

  • Social security, Medicare, Additional Medicare, or railroad retirement taxes on your reported tips.

*Federal, state, and local income taxes on your reported tips.

 >Any taxes that remain unpaid can be collected by your employer from your next paycheck. If withholding taxes remain uncollected at the end of the year, you may be subject to a penalty for underpayment of estimated taxes.

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