W-4

Taxman57 — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:28:24 GMT

My wife and I both work and we have two kids.

We file a joint return every year. With the new W-4 what is the best allocation for us the claim?

I use to claim 3 on my past W-4 and now my wife’s got messed up and it shows no withholding. I need to get that fixed ASAP but what is best for both of us?.

I always tried to have the most taken out to end up with no refund or owe the government.

thanks

Re: W-4

conniem123 — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:48:22 GMT

Hi Taxman57, yes that's always the sweet spot to not owe and not a large refund! Finding that perfect withholding can be tricky.

There is a W-4 Calculator to walk your through the steps,

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/w4/

If you find there is not enough withholdings, one remedy to increase withholding from paycheck:
Remove the Child Tax Credit from Step 3 (Claim Dependents), this will remove the credit and
allow the employer to withhold more tax.

Once you complete the form, give it to your employers. Then, keep a close eye on your next few paychecks to see how the changes impacted your federal income tax withholding.

I hope you find this helpful!

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