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 ...

Fine-tune your W-4 to avoid writing a check next year Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez It's possible to plan your taxes so ...

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 ...

File a new W-4 form with your employer to claim an additional withholding "allowance." For a new parent in the 25% bracket, that will cut 2014 withholding — and boost take-home pay — by about ...

Do yourself a favor: Look at your last paycheck and see how much federal income tax has been withheld from your wages so far this year. If you've had too much or too little withheld, there's still ...

you have the ability to influence the amount by using a W-4 form, which is usually near the top of the stack of paperwork when you start a new job. Unlike most things to do with taxes, the W-4 is ...