W4 for Married Filing Jointly Couple - Additional Witholding and/or Checked Box?

[nrg311]

Hello,

My husband and I filled out our W4s, and followed the extra withholding calculation on the multiple jobs worksheet. This amounted to him paying additional withholding each paycheck, as he makes more. We also BOTH checked off the box in 2c. My paycheck taxes have not decreased, I am assuming we were only supposed to do one or the other? Withholding only, and UNMARK box 2c? Any advice as I keep reading conflicting information online? Thank you!

[SusanC6]

Yes.  For Step 2, Multiple Jobs or Spouse Works, you should only choose one option for determining the additional withholding.  

If you calculated the additional withholding, using Step 2b and included that additional withholding in Step 4c, then box 2c should not be checked.