Virginia allows an exemption of $930 for each of the following: Yourself (and Spouse): Each filer is allowed one personal exemption. For married couples, each spouse is entitled to an exemption. When using the Spouse Tax Adjustment, each spouse must claim his or her own personal exemption.
Ing to the IRS Tax Topic 751 on withholding, to claim exempt, you must have had no federal income tax liability last year and expect to have no federal income tax liability this year.
If you will be age 65 or over by January 1, you may claim one exemption on Line 5(a). If you claim an exemption for your spouse on Line 2, and your spouse will also be age 65 or over by January 1, you may claim an additional exemption on Line 5(b). If you are legally blind, you may claim an exemption on Line 6(a).
To claim exempt, write EXEMPT under line 4c. You may claim EXEMPT from withholding if: o Last year you had a right to a full refund of All federal tax income and o This year you expect a full refund of ALL federal income tax. NOTE: if you claim EXEMPT you must complete a new W-4 annually in February.
Generally selecting 0 will cause you to withhold more and provide a refund at years end. Selecting 1 could cause you to owe some at the end of the year.
Before 2018, taxpayers could claim a personal exemption for themselves and each of their dependents. The amount would have been $4,150 for 2018, but the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) set the amount at zero for 2018 through 2025.
Form VA-4 must be filed with your employer for each calendar year for which you claim exemption from Virginia withholding. (a) You had no liability for Virginia income tax last year and you do not expect to have any liability for this year.
When you claim zero allowances ( or more accurately, zero exemptions), you are instructing your employer to withhold taxes as if you will have no deductions when you finally file your return. In other words, they will take out more taxes.
To claim exempt, write EXEMPT under line 4c. You may claim EXEMPT from withholding if: o Last year you had a right to a full refund of All federal tax income and o This year you expect a full refund of ALL federal income tax. NOTE: if you claim EXEMPT you must complete a new W-4 annually in February.