Thank you for your question. Well I am sorry to hear that this happened. You do not have to have any entries in Step 3 of the W-4, and it will not raise any '"red flags" by doing so.
I am concerned though that you owed approximately $8K though and only have one dependent. I would suggest using these two Turbo Tax resources to check the numbers as well:
TurboTax's W-4 Calculator
TurboTax's Tax Caster tax calculator
Hopefully the adjustments will result in a better result with your 2024 tax return. Be well and safe @Joe Joe 1
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