@mtre184902 let's say your total income from all sources for the year is $30,000 and you have 3 dependents that you can claim on your taxes (and you can claim them as long as your provide over 50% of their support and they earn less than $5050 during 2024). You would file HOH.
Income: $30,000
less Standard Deduction: $21,900
Taxable Income: $8,100
Tax Liability on $8100 = $813.
There is an "other dependent" tax credit which is the LOWER of of $500 per dependent or the tax liability.
So in this case, the credit would be $813. The result is no tax due and no refund.
That is why payroll is not withholding anything. Presumably you completed the W-4 indicating you are filing HOH and have 3 dependents (over the age of 16). The W-4 mimics the tax return so there is no withholding required.
Completing the IRS Withholding Estimator should get you to the same conclusion.
make sense?
