Filing status
on my W-4, it says married filing jointly or qualifying, surviving spouse is this correct because my wife is not dead
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just trying to make sure my filing status is correct don't want to owe at the end of the year
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Hello AtticusParker33,
If you are planning on filing a joint return with your spouse, that is correct. The W-4 is to figure out how much taxes to withhold from your paychecks and a joint return and a surviving spouse have a higher standard deduction and lower tax rate.
One thing to keep in mind as you fill out the W-4 is you will want to account for other income. For example, if your wife has a job or if you have another job, you will want to account for that income so you have the right amount of taxes withheld.
Step 2 on the W-4 form goes over the different methods you can use to calculate that if it applies to you.
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