PaulaM
Employee Tax Expert

Get your taxes done using TurboTax

You can make file separately or jointly if you like. The W-4 forms are independent of your filing status on your tax return. The W-4 withholding election is so that you pay your share of taxes evenly throughout the year and lower the risk of the underpayment penalty.

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