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The document is the California Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate (DE 4), which is used by employees to inform their employers about the correct amount of state income tax to withhold from their paychecks. It includes sections for personal information, filing status, number of allowances claimed, and options for additional withholding or exemption from withholding. The form also provides instructions on how to calculate allowances based on personal circumstances and outlines penalties for incorrect submissions.

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What is the filing status for de4?

Filing status on Form DE-4 Available filing statuses include: Single or Married (filing separately, with 2 or more incomes) Married (filing together, 1 income) Head of Household.

Is it better to claim 1 or 0 in California?

By placing a 0 on line 5, you are indicating that you want the most amount of tax taken out of your pay each pay period. If you wish to claim 1 for yourself instead, then less tax is taken out of your pay each pay period.

What is a DE4 form?

The Employees Withholding Allowance Certificate (DE 4) is for California Personal Income Tax (PIT) withholding purposes only. The DE 4 is used to compute the amount of taxes to be withheld from your wages, by your employer, to accurately reflect your state tax withholding obligation.

Is it better to claim 1 or 0?

You can claim either 0 or 1 on your W-4. It wont create problems with the IRS, it will just determine how much youll get back on your tax return next year. If you claim 0, you will get less back on paychecks and more back on your tax refund.

Is it better to claim 3 or 4 dependents?

Claiming fewer allowances on Form w-4 will result in more tax being withheld from your paychecks and less take-home pay. This might result in a larger tax refund. On the other hand, claiming too many allowances could mean that not enough tax is withheld during the year.

Should I claim 2 or 3 allowances?

If you are a single person with one W2 job and no special deductions, two allowances should be very close to the right amount to withhold; one allowance would give a bigger refund.

How many allowances should I claim de4?

A single filer with no children should claim a maximum of 1 allowance, while a married couple with one source of income should file a joint return with 2 allowances. You can also claim your children as dependents if you support them financially and theyre not past the age of 19.

What are the allowances on DE4?

You may reduce the amount of tax withheld from your wages by claiming one additional withholding allowance for each $1,000, or fraction of $1,000, by which you expect your estimated deductions for the year to exceed your allowable standard deduction.

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