New Job isn't taking out federal taxes

Nikkidd84 — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:24:35 GMT

Hello,

I started a new job in october of 2021. Ever since, federal taxes haven't been getting deducted from my paychecks. I file married jointly with 4 dependents. The w4 for had changed over time and it asked me how many dependents so I put 4. I have tried to change this numerous times with my employer however taxes aren't being deducted still and i'm worred i will have to owe next year. Please help!

Re: New Job isn't taking out federal taxes

OpeA1 — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 21:46:26 GMT

Hello Nikkidd84!

The new W-4 form is very different from the old for. It seems you need to change your response in Step 3 where it asks for qualifying children / dependents.

In Step 3 - you need to reduce or remove the number of qualifying children on line 1.
In Step 3 - you need to reduce or remove the number of qualifying children on line 2.
The other alternative you have is to go to Step 4 (c) - extra withholding and enter any additional tax you want withheld each pay period.
You can use our free tax calculator to estimated your taxes for the year: https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/w4/
Or you can use the IRS W-4 calculator: http://www.irs.gov/W4App

I hope this helps.

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