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ChadTower:

My wife just jumped into the workforce in the first non-part time way since we got married.  I'm trying to figure out how to adjust the withholdings and the lack of clear info out there is deafening.

I make probably 4-5 times what she makes at this point, so what little info I have found, says that I should still be claiming all of the exemptions.  Filling out the w-4 for her, though, resulted in her having no taxes taken out at all.  I guess we have two options - have her change hers so that taxes get taken out, or adjust mine so that more are taken out.  I'm guessing that her "single" tax rate still wouldn't enough because alone she would be in a much lower bracket than we are combined.  I'm nervous that if I have mine increased, though, that it will not be the right amount.

I know this is a pretty common situation... how do other folks around here handle this?

Ed_McCarron:
Can't she just claim single/0?  They'll take out max taxes.

ChadTower:
I thought that is what she actually did... but somehow they're taking nothing out.  Happened at her last (small part time) job too.  She must be making some mistake on the w-4.

tommy:
Tell the IRS that the money you and your family make is not their business.  :applaud:  :cheers:  ;D

ChadTower:

Yeah, that'll work.

I think I might have it... worksheet 2 on page 2 of the w-4 (they almost never give you page 2 when filling stuff out) has a two earner / married jointly worksheet on it.  It shows you what to do but not really why or what it means so there's no way to know it's the right thing.

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