Note: The W-4 form 2024 steps are the same as the W-4 form 2025 steps. Step 1: Enter your personal information. Step 2: Account for all jobs you and your spouse have. Step 3: Claim your children and other dependents. Step 4: Make other adjustments. Step 5: Sign and date your form.
Here's a five-step guide on how to fill out your W-4. Step 1: Enter your personal information. Fill in your name, address, Social Security number and tax filing status. Step 2: Account for multiple jobs. Step 3: Claim dependents, including children. Step 4: Refine your withholdings. Step 5: Sign and date your W-4.
Because claiming Exempt has a clearly falsifiable attestation (that you had no tax liability in the prior year), it is generally a Bad Idea to falsely claim Exempt.
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.
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.