KeshaH
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First, I recommend checking your husband's final 2024 paystub to confirm there was no federal tax withholding. If there was no withholding on the paystub then you wouldn't need a corrected W-2, and your balance due is likely correct. 

 

I suggest submitting a new W-4 to your husband's employer. Completing the W-4 can be tricky. The withholding (or lack of) could be correct based on the W-4, but the W-4 may be wrong. This is a pretty common situation when both spouses work but the W-4 doesn't indicate that. If the W-4 doesn't show that both spouses are working, the employer withholds as if the household is only living off of that one income.

 

Step 2 of the W-4 provides additional information for what to do when there's more than one job. Make sure to follow the steps here when updating the W-4.

 

 

The bonus would have tax withholding because bonuses have a required supplemental withholding that is separate from regular tax withholding.