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Do both spouses need to fill out the two earners worksheet on W4, if filing married jointly?

hayley-alaniz — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:29:30 GMT

A W-4 is completed by an employee to submit to their empl...

Kat — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:29:31 GMT

A W-4 is completed by an employee to submit to their employer. If both individuals in a married couple are employed, you'll each need to submit a W-4 to your employer. The worksheet is completed from the standpoint of each individual.

Only the cut-away portion of the W-4 form is submitted to the employer. The worksheets are for your purposes only. The results of the two-earner worksheet for both you and your spouse should be identical, so should not need to be completed twice.

So is the spouse with the higher paying job, the one that...

hayley-alaniz — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:29:33 GMT

So is the spouse with the higher paying job, the one that would have that amount from the 2 earners worksheet deducted from the paycheck?

@hayley.alaniz That would be the safest route, if you wan...

Kat — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 22:29:34 GMT

@hayley.alaniz That would be the safest route, if you want to be certain that you are having enough withheld.

Re: Do both spouses need to fill out the two earners worksheet on W4, if filing married jointly?

Macjo — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 03:04:50 GMT

so, if line 1 is less than line 2, resulting in the need for additional withholding, do both spouses need to have the additional withholding, or just one?