When using those calculators, see if you can figure out a "normalized" number for his checks. He may not earn the same on every paycheck, but does he usually have a heavy overtime check once a month? Once a quarter?
If you can come up with what an "average" paycheck looks like for him, then you can use that information in these calculators.
For now, aim to have a higher refund than you may like at the end of the year. And then re-run these calculators every couple of months -- narrowing it closer and closer to what you want to end up with as the year goes on and you have more "actual" data behind you.
Also -- with this level of planning, you can bring your expected refund down to $0 -- which means that YOU get to keep more of your money from each paycheck instead of loaning it to the IRS until they pay your refund.
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