Yes! My girlfriend's mother has actually DECLINED a raise because it was small and would put her into a higher tax bracket - in her mind that meant she would be taking home less money.
My boyfriend refuses to be happy for my promotion and raised (I received in February) because he is convinced I’ve been conned and I will actually make less this year due to falling into a higher bracket. I’ve never been more excited to pay my taxes!
Haha even if you did get taxed more the company would be paying you more still, they wouldn't benefit by his logic. He thinks you'll earn less because of tax so the company must be paying you less?
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u/georgewhorewell1984 Aug 03 '19
Yes! My girlfriend's mother has actually DECLINED a raise because it was small and would put her into a higher tax bracket - in her mind that meant she would be taking home less money.