https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-still-claim-exempt/01/712487#M286648 <P>I've claimed exempt all year under the assumption that it was okay since I didn't anticipate any tax liability. That being said, I have three dependents to claim and only just recently READ that you aren't supposed to file exempt if you plan to claim dependents. What can I expect?<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:20:33 GMT leones50 2019-06-06T14:20:33Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-still-claim-exempt/01/712487#M286648 <P>I've claimed exempt all year under the assumption that it was okay since I didn't anticipate any tax liability. That being said, I have three dependents to claim and only just recently READ that you aren't supposed to file exempt if you plan to claim dependents. What can I expect?<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:20:33 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-still-claim-exempt/01/712487#M286648 leones50 2019-06-06T14:20:33Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/one-has-nothing-to-do-with-the-other-however-on-the/01/712493#M286652 <P>One has nothing to do with the other ... however, on the W-4 it is unwise to ever claim exempt since there are serious fines involved if you do wind up having any tax liability ... the better choice is to increase the allowances on line 5 until you have no federal withholdings .. this will give you the same effect without any of the risks.&nbsp;</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:20:35 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/one-has-nothing-to-do-with-the-other-however-on-the/01/712493#M286652 Critter 2019-06-06T14:20:35Z