Around this time of year, taxpayers start giving their form W-4 a second look. The form W-4 is the form that you complete and give to your employer - not the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - so that ...

W-2 vs. W-4 vs. W-9: Decoding the tax forms that control your money ...

Employers complete form W-2 annually to report employee earnings and tax withholdings. Employees complete form W-4 when starting a new job to tell employers how much to withhold from their paychecks.

When you start a new job, your employer will ask you to complete a W-4 form. The IRS W-4 helps determine the correct amount of income tax your employer will withhold from your wages. But how does it ...

Contributing to an employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plan can be a great way to save money toward your long-term financial goals. You might notice when you start saving in a 401(k) or when you make ...

Now is a good time to make sure the tax withholding information on your federal W-4 form is up to date. That form has some changes to it. Without checking your withholding's, you may notice less of a ...

Form W-4 is the Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate required for employees by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). An employee normally completes this form and submits it to an employer before ...

The idea of cranking out yet another form after filing your income tax return sounds as soul-crushing as, oh, maybe clearing out all those boxes filled with who knows what from the basement. Take time ...

If you grumbled about the size of your tax refund or even writing a huge check for your federal income taxes in April, don't expect things to change without tinkering with a W-4. And if you think the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Kappel is the Founder of Patriot Software, LLC. Do you enjoy working with withholding allowances to figure out an employee’s ...