Mr-B
Level 3

Can we do this in W4 to increase withholding?

Both me and my spouse are in W2 jobs. We usually file taxes as "Married filing Jointly"

 

We want to increase the withholding in one of our W4s. But we don't want to use "4.c - Extra withholding" option in W4.


Instead of that, can we select "Single or Married filing separately" for 1.c in one of the W4s to increase the withholding?

 

Is it legally correct to do so?