Tax time — the annual event where forms, numbers and deductions pile up, and the hope is always to avoid an unpleasant surprise. For many, the dream is a tax refund — a nice little financial cushion ...

Determining your tax withholding as a U.S. taxpayer isn’t the easiest task. But if you landed a new job or had a major life milestone this tax season (a new ...

A step-by-step guide to help you fill out a W-4 Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez You're about to begin that much-needed, new job and your employer hands you an IRS Form W-4 to fill out and submit ...

Federal Form W-4 is used to help employers collect information needed to take out the proper amount of federal income taxes from employees’ paychecks. What the employee enters on the form will affect ...

Although your employer is responsible for withholding money for federal taxes, you have the ability to influence the amount by using a W-4 form, which is usually near the top of the stack of ...

Fine-tune your W-4 to avoid writing a check next year Katharine Paljug is a financial writer and editor with over a decade of industry experience. Her writing has covered nearly every aspect of ...

W-4 Form: Extra Withholding, Exemptions, and Other Things Workers Need to Know Making a change can put more money in your pocket now…or shield you from an IRS penalty later. The goal is to have ...