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Question

Not enough withheld? Why?

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
May 24, 2023
2 replies
9 views

My husband works for a university and filled out his W-4 correctly by saying that he is married filing jointly with zero other deductions. But they are only holding out eight dollars a paycheck for taxes. Why is this happening?

Ask the Experts - W-4 - May 2023

Employee Tax Expert

Employee Tax Expert

Hi,

There isn't quite enough information to tell what the correct withholding should be, but that does sound low... Here are my suggestions.

Double check the W-4 by using this W-4 calculator
Ask the payroll department to review the W-4 with your husband, to make sure what he requested is what is being withheld.
If still unresolved, reach out to a tax expert at TurboTax live or add more data here so we can help. To provide more help, we would need both of your incomes, by type and information about dependents + some more (basically what's in the W-4 calculator linked above)

This article also may help.

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Thanks,

Karen

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Employee Tax Expert

Employee Tax Expert

Hi, see repeat of answer below.. Somehow this showed as not answered...

Hi,

There isn't quite enough information to tell what the correct withholding should be, but that does sound low... Here are my suggestions.

Double check the W-4 by using this W-4 calculator
Ask the payroll department to review the W-4 with your husband, to make sure what he requested is what is being withheld.
If still unresolved, reach out to a tax expert at TurboTax live or add more data here so we can help.

This article also may help.

If this answer helps you, please cheer...

Thanks,

Karen

**Say "Thanks" by clicking the thumb icon in a post. **Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"