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Why is the 2013 Withholding Calculator giving me such incorrect recommendations?
I am trying to figure out what I should enter in my W4 and want to use the IRS Withholding Calculator as a guide.
To that end, my information is as follows:
We will file MFJ, with an income of ...
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How can I calculate the number of deductions I should use?
Recently I've been trying to adjust my W-4 so that I overpay the government less (get a smaller tax return). How can I calculate the number of my deductions based on my income and family status, ...
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Determining resident status when filling W-4 form in
I just arrived to US because of a post-doc position in an IT company, under a J-1 visa (research scholar). I have been told by the company to fill W-4 form in. But, it seems that W-4 form must be ...
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Lower withholding based on my calculations. How to get employer to change withheld amount?
My employer will withhold taxes from my paycheck as if I have been working at a particular salary range all year. Basically: pay period = (base salary / 2080 hours) * 80, and taking all taxes as a ...
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Filling out our W4 correctly
So we recently got married and now I'm trying to figure out our W4. I make 77k a year and she's around 68k a year. Her stub shows Single-0 and mine is Married-1. I read through a bunch of articles and ...
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W4 withholding for “Married filing joint” filing seems higher? Why?
My husband took a new job recently and is making 125K in salary in California. I make 65K. When we were filling his W4 (married filing joint), the additional withholding on his W4 came to 'additional ...
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W-4: Is the “Estimate of State and Local Taxes” just for myself, or for me and my spouse?
I am married, filing jointly. I am about to re-file my W-4 because I have been overwithholding.
I'm working on Field 1 of the "Deductions and Adjustments Worksheet". A big part of this field is ...
