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Harper Thompson

W4 Withholding Question: Single, No Kids - Should I claim 0 or 1?

Starting a new job and trying to figure out the best way to fill out my W4. I'm single with no dependents and want to make sure I don't end up owing at tax time. Should I put 0 or 1 for withholding? Would rather get a refund than owe money to the IRS.

Caleb Stark

The W-4 form actually changed in 2020 and no longer uses allowances (0, 1, etc). Now you just check the box for Single or Married and fill out additional sections if you have multiple jobs or dependents. If you're single with one job, just check Single and you're good to go. The new form is designed to be more accurate.

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Harper Thompson

Oh wow I had no idea they changed it! My last job was from 2019 so that explains my confusion lol

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Jade O'Malley

Same boat here. Been at my job since 2018 and had no clue they changed the form 🤔

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Hunter Edmunds

Hey instead of guessing about withholding, you should try taxr.ai - it analyzes your tax situation and helps predict if youll owe or get a refund. Its only $1 and WAY more accurate than asking random ppl online tbh https://taxr.ai

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Ella Lewis

Never heard of this before. Does it actually work? Sounds too good to be true

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Hunter Edmunds

Yeah its legit! Used it last month and it was spot on with my refund prediction. The AI breaks everything down super clearly

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Ella Lewis

Just tried it and OMG where has this been all my life?! The analysis was so detailed, definitely worth the dollar 💯

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Andrew Pinnock

If ur worried about owing money just have em take out an extra $50 per check. Thats what I do and always get a nice fat refund 🤑

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Brianna Schmidt

dont give the government an interest free loan! adjust it so u break even

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Alexis Renard

This right here 👆 Why let them hold onto YOUR money all year

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Camila Jordan

My HR dept was useless when I asked this same q last week smh

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Tyler Lefleur

when are they not useless tho 🤡

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Madeline Blaze

idk why they made taxes so complicated fr. like why cant they just tell us what we owe instead of making us solve this puzzle every year

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Max Knight

Turbotax lobby goes brrrrrr

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