As the previous expert stated, the IRS no longer uses personal exemptions like 0, 1, 2 or greater.
To increase the number of exemptions, the Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate (W-4) must be submitted to NFC. Users can also use this option to decrease the number of exemptions. Users should contact their servicing personnel or payroll office for additional information.
What happened to withholding allowances? Allowances are no longer used for the redesigned Form W-4. This change is meant to increase transparency, simplicity, and accuracy of the form. In the past, the value of a withholding allowance was tied to the amount of the personal exemption.
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.