A step-by-step guide to help you fill out a W-4 Nora Carol Photography / Getty Images IRS Form W-4 dictates how much money is withheld from your gross pay for taxes. Step 1 requires you to input ...

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Major life changes may impact the amount you withhold for taxes Andrew Beattie was part of the original editorial team at Investopedia and has spent twenty years writing on a diverse range of ...

Employers complete form W-2 annually to report employee earnings and tax withholdings. Employees complete form W-4 when starting a new job to tell employers how much to withhold from their paychecks.

A step-by-step guide to help you fill out a W-4 Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez You're about to begin that much-needed new job and your employer hands you an IRS Form W-4 to fill out and submit to ...