Hi! Thanks for your question! It's a great one.
First, if you work for an employer for whom you're paid a salary, it is the employer's responsibility to withhold taxes from your paycheck and to provide you with a Form W-2 at the end of the calendar year, which will tell you how much income you made and how much was withheld in taxes, and other benefits.
It's the Form W-4 which you, the employee, fill out and provide to your employer to tell the employer how much should be withheld from your paycheck in taxes each pay period.
There are calculators that can be used to help you know how to fill out the W-4. Here is one you can use: W-4 Calculator for 2024
I suggest you go through the calculator and then print out a blank W-4 (to enter the results) at the bottom of the calculator page and provide it to your employer.
Unless you are self-employed, your employer should then withhold the appropriate amount of tax from your paycheck each pay period according to the information you provide on the Form W-4.
I hope this is helpful!
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