Claim Dependent On W4 In Virginia
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In general, an employer who pays wages to one or more employees in Virginia is required to deduct and withhold state income tax from those wages. Since Virginia law substantially conforms to federal law, if federal law requires an employer to withhold tax from any payment, we also require Virginia withholding.
When completing the Commonwealth of Virginia Form VA-4: Blank VA-4 Form. Enter your personal information in the spaces provided. Line 1 – On Line 1(c), please write in the number “0” or “1” (NRAs can only select a maximum of “1” as their total number of allowances” Line 2 – skip. Line 3 – skip (NRAs cannot check this box)
VA-4 Instructions Complete all fields of the general information section (Name, Social Security Number if any, and Address) Line 1 - Use the worksheet to determine your personal exemption amount. ( ... Line 2 - Complete this line only if you want additional taxes taken out of your paycheck. Skip lines 3-4.
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.
So yes, you can (and probably should) ``claim yourself'' on your VA-4. And since the rest of those items probably don't apply to you, you'll end up claiming 1 total exemption.
If a couple elects to use the Spouse Tax Adjustment, they calculate their income tax separately using the Spouse Tax Adjustment worksheet. As a result, the first $17,000 of each of their incomes will be taxed at the lower rates. Consequently, using the Spouse Tax Adjustment can result in a tax savings of up to $259.
Taxes and Spousal Support The general presumption of spousal support and taxes in Virginia is that the person paying gets to deduct the spousal support on their taxes while the person receiving it has to include it in their income.
Line 1. You may claim an exemption for yourself if no one else claims you as a dependent on their income tax return. Line 2. You may claim an exemption for your spouse if he or she is not already claimed on his or her own certificate.
Standard Deduction Increase - An increase of the standard deduction for tax year 2024, from $8,000 from $8,500 for single filers and from $16,000 to $17,000 for married filing jointly filers.
Key Takeaways In general, married couples who file their taxes jointly will have less withheld from their paychecks than single filers.
