Claiming dependants

[Birdonaline]

What ia the best way to fill out the w4 regarding dependants when due to divorce i dont claim any dependants every other year.

[conniem123]

Hi Birdonaline,  I'm not sure from your questions if you do or do not claim your dependents every other year.  If you do claim dependents every other year, you will want to submit a Form W-4 each year, as the year you will be reporting the dependents on your tax return, you will include the number of dependents on your Form W-4.  For the years you do not have dependents you will not include them on your Form W-4, and your withholdings should be higher.

Here is a W-4 Calculator to take you step-by-step through the worksheet,

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/w4/

Once you complete the form, give it to your employer. Then, keep a close eye on your next few paychecks to see how the changes impacted your federal income tax withholding.  You should see a difference in your paychecks federal tax withheld when the dependents are reported on your Form W-4 compared to when they are not reported on your Form W-4.

I hope this is helpful!