Make a raise work for me

1Nemo — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:28:40 GMT

I received a substantial raise and don't want to get clobbered at tax time. Is there a % of witholding or specific target I should aim for? How can I avoid owing taxes at the end of the year?

Re: Make a raise work for me

AR_CPA — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:38:31 GMT

Hello 1Nemo,

Your best bet is to claim a zero for the number of dependents even if you have dependents so that enough tax is withheld. You may also put an additional amount taken out in Step 4 (c). Here is a Tax Withholding Estimator:

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/tax-withholding-estimator

Hope it helps.

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Make a raise work for me

Re: Make a raise work for me