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The purpose of this publication is to help you check your withholding calculator on the IRS website. Go to IRS.gov withholding and, if necessary, prepare a new Form W-4 to and click on “Estimate Your Withholding” under “Online
30 sty 2024 · Learn about income tax withholding and estimated tax payments. Use the IRS Withholding Calculator to check your tax withholding and submit Form W-4 to your employer to adjust the amount.
Project the amount of federal income tax that you will have withheld in 2024, compare your projected withholding with your projected tax, and determine whether the amount withheld each payday should be adjusted.
If you receive a lock-in letter, the IRS has instructed your employer to begin withholding income tax from your wages based on the withholding rate (marital status) and maximum number of allowances specified in the letter.
To ensure that you have the correct amount of tax withheld, obtain a copy of IRS Publication 919. It should help you compare the total tax to be withheld for the year to the tax you anticipate owing on your return.
This publication will help you decide whether you have a household employee and, if you do, whether you need to pay federal employment taxes (social security tax, Medicare tax, FUTA tax, and federal income tax withholding).
As a wage earner, you pay federal income tax by having it withheld from your pay during the year. This is your “withholding.” Your withholding is based on the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Publication 919 (Rev. December 2000) Cat. No. 63900P How Do I Adjust My Tax Withholding?
