myo1
Level 1

How to handle unexpected income in W-4s

I have been reading some of threads today, and I saw one of the experts suggest that a good way to handle 2 earner households is for both people to mark "single" on the W-4s.  I'm wondering if this is a good solution for me and my spouse.  We both work, but one of us makes almost double what the other makes.  Also, we will have unexpected income this year because one of us is inheriting investments from a family member.  We really don't know what the dividends and/or capital gains/losses from these investments will be.  I would be interested to hear any suggestions about how to handle our W-4s.