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Can I calculate next year's exemptions based on this year's refund/amount owed?
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Every W4 calculator I've found makes you input a lot of data to figure out what next year's exemptions should be.
Let's say I already take 10 exemptions and I owe, say, $5000 this year.
Is there a simple formula or rule of thumb that would tell me to remove N additional exemptions from my W4 to withhold around $5000?
(For simplicity, let's assume the new exemptions would be applied to the entire new year.)
united-states taxes form-w-4
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Every W4 calculator I've found makes you input a lot of data to figure out what next year's exemptions should be.
Let's say I already take 10 exemptions and I owe, say, $5000 this year.
Is there a simple formula or rule of thumb that would tell me to remove N additional exemptions from my W4 to withhold around $5000?
(For simplicity, let's assume the new exemptions would be applied to the entire new year.)
united-states taxes form-w-4
asked Mar 31 at 14:58
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Every W4 calculator I've found makes you input a lot of data to figure out what next year's exemptions should be.
Let's say I already take 10 exemptions and I owe, say, $5000 this year.
Is there a simple formula or rule of thumb that would tell me to remove N additional exemptions from my W4 to withhold around $5000?
(For simplicity, let's assume the new exemptions would be applied to the entire new year.)
united-states taxes form-w-4
asked Mar 31 at 14:58
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Every W4 calculator I've found makes you input a lot of data to figure out what next year's exemptions should be.
Let's say I already take 10 exemptions and I owe, say, $5000 this year.
Is there a simple formula or rule of thumb that would tell me to remove N additional exemptions from my W4 to withhold around $5000?
(For simplicity, let's assume the new exemptions would be applied to the entire new year.)
united-states taxes form-w-4
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Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide, aka, Pub 15, contains the tables that payroll uses. Go to the page with your income level, and confirm that your 10 allowances match to the column for withholding per paycheck.
I'd then reduce the allowances accordingly. $5000 is the tax on about $23K (at 22% bracket), so dropping allowances by 6 (each allowance is $4000 or so) is probably what you need to do.
Note : Doug's answer works, too. I'm a fan of first using the allowances to get to the right withholding and using the "withhold more" line to fine tune if still off by a small sum.
answered Mar 31 at 15:24
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If you just want to withhold the $5k extra, it seems easier to me just to do it all on the extra withholding line. No need to go to the tables, just withhold $5k/24 (or 12/26/52 based on your pay period)
– Kevin
Mar 31 at 17:37
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And that's why I said Doug's answer works. My preference remains.
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If you want your employer to withhold more, you don't want to increase what you are calling "exemptions". (They are officially called "allowances.") If you increased them, your employer would withhold even less, so you would owe more at tax time next year, all other things being equal.
To have you employer withhold more (so you don't owe as much at tax time next year), you can use line 6 of the W-4. Line 6 is "Additional amount, if any, you want withheld from each paycheck". Assuming you have 26 paychecks per year, and you want to have an additional $5000 withheld, enter $192.31 on line 6. ($5000 / 26 = $192.31) Because this year is already well underway, you will have to adjust the denominator to reflect the number of remaining paychecks for this year in order to achieve an additional $5000 of withholding.
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Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide, aka, Pub 15, contains the tables that payroll uses. Go to the page with your income level, and confirm that your 10 allowances match to the column for withholding per paycheck.
I'd then reduce the allowances accordingly. $5000 is the tax on about $23K (at 22% bracket), so dropping allowances by 6 (each allowance is $4000 or so) is probably what you need to do.
Note : Doug's answer works, too. I'm a fan of first using the allowances to get to the right withholding and using the "withhold more" line to fine tune if still off by a small sum.
answered Mar 31 at 15:24
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If you just want to withhold the $5k extra, it seems easier to me just to do it all on the extra withholding line. No need to go to the tables, just withhold $5k/24 (or 12/26/52 based on your pay period)
– Kevin
Mar 31 at 17:37
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And that's why I said Doug's answer works. My preference remains.
– JoeTaxpayer♦
Mar 31 at 18:51
add a comment |
Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide, aka, Pub 15, contains the tables that payroll uses. Go to the page with your income level, and confirm that your 10 allowances match to the column for withholding per paycheck.
I'd then reduce the allowances accordingly. $5000 is the tax on about $23K (at 22% bracket), so dropping allowances by 6 (each allowance is $4000 or so) is probably what you need to do.
Note : Doug's answer works, too. I'm a fan of first using the allowances to get to the right withholding and using the "withhold more" line to fine tune if still off by a small sum.
answered Mar 31 at 15:24
JoeTaxpayer♦JoeTaxpayer
147k23237477
If you just want to withhold the $5k extra, it seems easier to me just to do it all on the extra withholding line. No need to go to the tables, just withhold $5k/24 (or 12/26/52 based on your pay period)
– Kevin
Mar 31 at 17:37
2
And that's why I said Doug's answer works. My preference remains.
– JoeTaxpayer♦
Mar 31 at 18:51
add a comment |
Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide, aka, Pub 15, contains the tables that payroll uses. Go to the page with your income level, and confirm that your 10 allowances match to the column for withholding per paycheck.
I'd then reduce the allowances accordingly. $5000 is the tax on about $23K (at 22% bracket), so dropping allowances by 6 (each allowance is $4000 or so) is probably what you need to do.
Note : Doug's answer works, too. I'm a fan of first using the allowances to get to the right withholding and using the "withhold more" line to fine tune if still off by a small sum.
answered Mar 31 at 15:24
JoeTaxpayer♦JoeTaxpayer
147k23237477
Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide, aka, Pub 15, contains the tables that payroll uses. Go to the page with your income level, and confirm that your 10 allowances match to the column for withholding per paycheck.
I'd then reduce the allowances accordingly. $5000 is the tax on about $23K (at 22% bracket), so dropping allowances by 6 (each allowance is $4000 or so) is probably what you need to do.
Note : Doug's answer works, too. I'm a fan of first using the allowances to get to the right withholding and using the "withhold more" line to fine tune if still off by a small sum.
answered Mar 31 at 15:24
JoeTaxpayer♦JoeTaxpayer
147k23237477
answered Mar 31 at 15:24
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answered Mar 31 at 15:24
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answered Mar 31 at 15:24
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If you just want to withhold the $5k extra, it seems easier to me just to do it all on the extra withholding line. No need to go to the tables, just withhold $5k/24 (or 12/26/52 based on your pay period)
– Kevin
Mar 31 at 17:37
2
And that's why I said Doug's answer works. My preference remains.
– JoeTaxpayer♦
Mar 31 at 18:51
add a comment |
If you just want to withhold the $5k extra, it seems easier to me just to do it all on the extra withholding line. No need to go to the tables, just withhold $5k/24 (or 12/26/52 based on your pay period)
– Kevin
Mar 31 at 17:37
2
And that's why I said Doug's answer works. My preference remains.
– JoeTaxpayer♦
Mar 31 at 18:51
If you just want to withhold the $5k extra, it seems easier to me just to do it all on the extra withholding line. No need to go to the tables, just withhold $5k/24 (or 12/26/52 based on your pay period)
– Kevin
Mar 31 at 17:37
If you just want to withhold the $5k extra, it seems easier to me just to do it all on the extra withholding line. No need to go to the tables, just withhold $5k/24 (or 12/26/52 based on your pay period)
– Kevin
Mar 31 at 17:37
2
2
And that's why I said Doug's answer works. My preference remains.
– JoeTaxpayer♦
Mar 31 at 18:51
And that's why I said Doug's answer works. My preference remains.
– JoeTaxpayer♦
Mar 31 at 18:51
add a comment |
If you want your employer to withhold more, you don't want to increase what you are calling "exemptions". (They are officially called "allowances.") If you increased them, your employer would withhold even less, so you would owe more at tax time next year, all other things being equal.
To have you employer withhold more (so you don't owe as much at tax time next year), you can use line 6 of the W-4. Line 6 is "Additional amount, if any, you want withheld from each paycheck". Assuming you have 26 paychecks per year, and you want to have an additional $5000 withheld, enter $192.31 on line 6. ($5000 / 26 = $192.31) Because this year is already well underway, you will have to adjust the denominator to reflect the number of remaining paychecks for this year in order to achieve an additional $5000 of withholding.
answered Mar 31 at 15:12
Doug DedenDoug Deden
3115
add a comment |
If you want your employer to withhold more, you don't want to increase what you are calling "exemptions". (They are officially called "allowances.") If you increased them, your employer would withhold even less, so you would owe more at tax time next year, all other things being equal.
To have you employer withhold more (so you don't owe as much at tax time next year), you can use line 6 of the W-4. Line 6 is "Additional amount, if any, you want withheld from each paycheck". Assuming you have 26 paychecks per year, and you want to have an additional $5000 withheld, enter $192.31 on line 6. ($5000 / 26 = $192.31) Because this year is already well underway, you will have to adjust the denominator to reflect the number of remaining paychecks for this year in order to achieve an additional $5000 of withholding.
answered Mar 31 at 15:12
Doug DedenDoug Deden
3115
add a comment |
If you want your employer to withhold more, you don't want to increase what you are calling "exemptions". (They are officially called "allowances.") If you increased them, your employer would withhold even less, so you would owe more at tax time next year, all other things being equal.
To have you employer withhold more (so you don't owe as much at tax time next year), you can use line 6 of the W-4. Line 6 is "Additional amount, if any, you want withheld from each paycheck". Assuming you have 26 paychecks per year, and you want to have an additional $5000 withheld, enter $192.31 on line 6. ($5000 / 26 = $192.31) Because this year is already well underway, you will have to adjust the denominator to reflect the number of remaining paychecks for this year in order to achieve an additional $5000 of withholding.
answered Mar 31 at 15:12
Doug DedenDoug Deden
3115
If you want your employer to withhold more, you don't want to increase what you are calling "exemptions". (They are officially called "allowances.") If you increased them, your employer would withhold even less, so you would owe more at tax time next year, all other things being equal.
To have you employer withhold more (so you don't owe as much at tax time next year), you can use line 6 of the W-4. Line 6 is "Additional amount, if any, you want withheld from each paycheck". Assuming you have 26 paychecks per year, and you want to have an additional $5000 withheld, enter $192.31 on line 6. ($5000 / 26 = $192.31) Because this year is already well underway, you will have to adjust the denominator to reflect the number of remaining paychecks for this year in order to achieve an additional $5000 of withholding.
answered Mar 31 at 15:12
Doug DedenDoug Deden
3115
answered Mar 31 at 15:12
Doug DedenDoug Deden
3115
answered Mar 31 at 15:12
Doug DedenDoug Deden
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answered Mar 31 at 15:12
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