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Can you stop federal & state taxes from being taken out your check?

9170a95919f2 — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:41:37 GMT

Re: Can you stop federal & state taxes from being taken out your check?

NCperson — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 08:48:14 GMT

@9170a95919f2 complete the federal W-4 and the equivilent state form properly.

Why do you want to do that?

for federal, the W-4 mimics the tax return, so if you do not have a tax liability on the tax return, the W-4 should automatically stop withholdings from occuring.

Re: Can you stop federal & state taxes from being taken out your check?

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:47:10 GMT

The W-4 you fill out and provide to your employer affects the amount the employer withholds from your paychecks. Be careful-----if you are not truly exempt from paying federal tax, do NOT say on your W-4 that you are are exempt.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/tax-withholding-estimator

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf