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W-4 Withholding

JackieH1 — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:24:43 GMT

I am married and my spouse and I both work full time. We have 3 children. For the last 2 years we have had to pay $5k in taxes due to not having enough withholding from our paychecks. What is the best way to fill them out? Who should we claim on each form? (I.e., does one of us claim all the children, do we split them, etc). My spouse makes slightly more money than I do.

Re: W-4 Withholding

rschule1 — Wed, 24 May 2023 19:53:08 GMT

Hi there:

The key to a proper W4 is step 2b. multiple jobs worksheet for you and your spouse.

Re: W-4 Withholding

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 19:59:05 GMT

Hi @JackieH1 ,

You are correct on assuming that you and your spouse do not have enough withholding from your paychecks.

Below is the link to W-4 Calculator.

W-4 Calculator 2023

Please use this to get an idea of how you and your spouse should complete the W-4.

I hope this helps.

Re: W-4 Withholding

JackieH1 — Wed, 24 May 2023 22:46:01 GMT

Thank you!