Late last year, I followed the W4 instructions, entered that both my spouse and I have jobs, that we have 2 dependent children, and arrived at $4,000 for dependents ($2,000 per dependent). After realizing my employer had not withheld any federal taxes all year, I inquired and they said that because my dependent amount is set to $4,000, no federal taxes have come out". Why would this happen? My spouse entered the same info. on her W4 and she had taxes withheld each pay period.
