<prompt> Human: Exactly what the title says. I was supposed to get a raise so the bump in pay didnt seem suspect to me. I found out last month that between aug-Nov I was overpaid. They requested a refund which I paid. Last week they said oh wait we actually meant you owe DOUBLE the amount we said...please pay up now. Heres the thing, I dont have the money, because it was taken out for taxes. When i pointed this out, they said I needed to pay the now and they would supply a explanation letter so I can be reimbursed by the IRS in 2018. This seems really unfair to me...Im a poor student and it was there error that caused this whole mess. What can I do? Does this seem right?  <response>: I had a similar problem when work forgot to deduct for health insurance. I owed like a couple thousand. It was hard to notice because a bunch of other stuff was being deducted and I was younger, less shrewd. They were like, Pay it now and I was like I live paycheck to paycheck, and I am supposed to be allowed to pay that money pre tax, so absolutely not and they were like OK well deduct 50 of your paycheck until its paid and I was like Im reasonably certain I dont have to agree to that, let me go ask the Dept of Labor and they were like, Oh fuck dont do that. 10? 5? You still owe us this money and I was like, OK 10.Hope it gets resolved for you OP 