What do my spouse and I claim on our W4?

Submitted by themamacurd619 t3_10p6i7h in personalfinance

We recently married. Last year was the first year we filed jointly. We ended up owing because of whatever he claimed on his W4. I can't find the answer to my question anywhere on Google.

We both work full time. He makes more money than me. We have two kids. Does he claim 3 and I claim 1? Should we both claim 2? I don't understand this....

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fawningandconning t1_j6ij488 wrote

There is no more claiming allowances, you and your husband are using an outdated W4.

Use the IRS calculator to figure out what extra withholding you may need to add.

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lane32x t1_j6iohmc wrote

Replying to themamacurd619 (#1,617,538)

Yeah I'm not a fan of it.

I filled it out perfectly a few years ago so that my wife and I got like $100 back or something like that (we wanted to have the least amount given as a refund) then the next year I was afraid it wouldn't take into account our bonuses and I redid it. Now we get a much larger refund than I want, but I really don't want to fill it out again.

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