Question

Abbe, age 56, is married and has two dependent children, one age 14, and the other a 21 year-old full-time student. Abbe has one job, and her husband, age 58, is not employed. If she expects to earn wages of $50,000, file jointly, and take the standard deduction, how many allowances should Abbe claim on her Form W-4?

a. 7

b. 9

c. 4

d. 5

e. 8

Answer 1

Abbe Can claim 8 claims on her W-4 form. W-4 form is attached below:

Page A B C Form W-4 (2019) Personal Allowances Worksheet (Keep for your records.) A Enter "1" for yourself . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... . B Enter "1" if you will file as married filing jointly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C Enter "1" if you will file as head of household . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . You're single, or married filing separately, and have only one job; or D Enter "1"if: You're married filing jointly, have only one job, and your spouse doesn't work; or (Your wages from a second job or your spouse's wages (or the total of both) are $1,500 or less. Child tax credit. See Pub. 972, Child Tax Credit, for more information. • If your total income will be less than $71,201 ($103,351 if married filing jointly), enter "4" for each eligible child. • If your total income will be from $71,201 to $179,050 ($103,351 to $345,850 if married filing jointly), enter "2" for each eligible child. • If your total income will be from $179,051 to $200,000 ($345,851 to $400,000 if married filing jointly), enter "1" for each eligible child. • If your total income will be higher than $200,000 ($400,000 if married filing jointly), enter"-O-" ....... Credit for other dependents. See Pub. 972, Child Tax Credit, for more information. • If your total income will be less than $71,201 ($103,351 if married filing jointly), enter "1" for each eligible dependent. will be from $71,201 to $179,050 ($103,351 to $345,850 if married filing jointly), enter"1" for every two dependents (for example, "--" for one dependent, "1" if you have two or three dependents, and "2" if you have four dependents). • If your total income will be higher than $179,050 ($345,850 if married filing jointly), enter"-0-" ....... G Other credits. If you have other credits, see Worksheet 1-6 of Pub. 505 and enter the amount from that worksheet here. If you use Worksheet 1-6, enter"-0-" on lines E and F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H Add lines A through G and enter the total here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E F G H For accuracy, complete all worksheets that apply. . If you plan to itemize or claim adjustments to income and want to reduce your withholding, or if you have a large amount of nonwage income not subject to withholding and want to increase your withholding, see the Deductions, Adjustments, and Additional Income Worksheet below. . If you have more than one job at a time or are married filing jointly and you and your spouse both work, and the combined eamings from all jobs exceed $53,000 ($24,450 if married filing jointly), see the Two-Earners/Multiple Jobs Worksheet on page 4 to avoid having too little tax withheld. • If neither of the above situations applies, stop here and enter the number from line H on line 5 of Form W-4 above. Deductions, Adjustments, and Additional Income Worksheet Note: Use this worksheet only if you plan to itemize deductions, claim certain adjustments to income, or have a large amount of nonwage

Abbe can fill A,B,D,E,F points which sums up to 8 claims in total.