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Need help adjusting w4 on company intranet

Grizzlynappy — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:39:57 GMT

Hi,

I need to adjust my W4 so I get less of a return and more on my checks. So I did the IRS estimator, it gave me a number to put into step 3 for claim dependents. Great, easy enough. But when I go on my companies site to enter that number it only gives me one box to put that number and when I do I get an error that says "Dependent value must be divisible by $500.00".

So my question is, where do I get that number from?

Thanks in advance.

Re: Need help adjusting w4 on company intranet

JohnB5677 — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:57:47 GMT

If you're completing a company form as opposed to the W-4 it may be presented in a different way.

On the W-4 you were instructed to enter a number of dependents (each is worth $500).
I expect your company's form requests the actual credit reduction in taxable income.
This would be $500 for each dependent that you included.
- If you report 1 use $500
- For 2 use $1,000
- For 3 $1,500 and so forth.

Re: Need help adjusting w4 on company intranet

Grizzlynappy — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:42:24 GMT

Thanks for the reply

The number the estimator gave me was $810 and it said “Enter $810 on step 3 for Claim dependents”.

I've attached a picture of that.

I also don’t have any dependents so would this be a credit thing?

Re: Need help adjusting w4 on company intranet

MarilynG1 — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:44:30 GMT

If you have no Dependents, leave that line blank. Otherwise, the calculator is trying to figure your W-4 with a $500 credit for each dependent.

Here's another W-4 Calculator you can try. Not sure where the IRS Calculator got the $810 amount.

@Grizzlynappy

Re: Need help adjusting w4 on company intranet

Grizzlynappy — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:56:46 GMT

Thank you! I did that calculator and the results are pretty standard for what I receive as a refund.

the slider only gives me the option to take more out of my check for a bigger refund, I’m trying to take less out for a smaller refund but I’m not seeing any information on how to do that.