A step-by-step guide to help you fill out a W-4 Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez IRS Form W-4 dictates how much money is withheld from your gross pay for taxes. Step 1 requires you to input personal ...

If you work as an employee, you’ll encounter two forms in the course of your employment: Forms W-2 and W-4. Your W-2 will ...

Just days after this year's April tax deadline passed, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is urging taxpayers to review their tax withholding to avoid unexpected tax bills or penalties when filing ...

Understand the W-4 form, its purpose, and how to complete it accurately to ensure correct federal income tax withholding from your paycheck.

Taxpayers and tax professionals alike expected the IRS to issue new withholding tables and Forms W-2 to reflect changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The IRS now says that won’t happen in 2025 ...

Each year, employees receive a Form W-2 that provides details of the prior year’s earnings, taxes withheld, and other miscellaneous data (such as the taxable cost of group term life insurance, the ...

Due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a new federal Form W-4 Employee’s Withholding Certificate for tax year 2020. The new Form W-4 is significantly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. IRS Forms 1099 for 2024 should arrive in January, reporting how ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. Closeup of Form 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC. The IRS has reintroduced ...

The IRS continues to roll out drafts of some 2026 tax forms, including a draft of Form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification. Here’s a look at what’s new—and why it matters ...