topic Why was my withholding less in 2018 than 2017 when my income was higher? I did not change my W-4. Turbo tax says I owe underpayment penalty. in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-was-my-withholding-less-in-2018-than-2017-when-my-income-was-higher-i-did-not-change-my-w-4/01/215938#M88716 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:25:02 GMT gulsh 2019-06-01T18:25:02Z Why was my withholding less in 2018 than 2017 when my income was higher? I did not change my W-4. Turbo tax says I owe underpayment penalty. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-was-my-withholding-less-in-2018-than-2017-when-my-income-was-higher-i-did-not-change-my-w-4/01/215938#M88716 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:25:02 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-was-my-withholding-less-in-2018-than-2017-when-my-income-was-higher-i-did-not-change-my-w-4/01/215938#M88716 gulsh 2019-06-01T18:25:02Z The IRS lowered the withholding table amounts in 2018 due... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/the-irs-lowered-the-withholding-table-amounts-in-2018-due/01/215945#M88720 <P>The IRS lowered the withholding table amounts in 2018 due to the lower income tax brackets from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.&nbsp; To avoid this scenario for 2019, you can adjust your withholding allowances and/or amounts utilizing TurboTax’s <A href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/w4/" target="_blank">W-4 Withholding Calculator.</A></P>See this IRS news release from last January 2018 regarding the new withholding tables: <A rel="nofollow" href="https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/2018-withholding-tables-now-available" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/2018-withholding-tables-now-available</A><BR /> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:25:04 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/the-irs-lowered-the-withholding-table-amounts-in-2018-due/01/215945#M88720 JulieCo 2019-06-01T18:25:04Z Just to be clear, the IRS lowered my witholding for 2018... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/just-to-be-clear-the-irs-lowered-my-witholding-for-2018/01/215959#M88728 <P>Just to be clear, the IRS lowered my witholding for 2018 and now wants me to pay an underpayment penalty?</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:25:06 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/just-to-be-clear-the-irs-lowered-my-witholding-for-2018/01/215959#M88728 gulsh 2019-06-01T18:25:06Z