下面是本篇的重点:
当你的employer收到这份W-4表格之后会如何计算你的每个paycheck的tax withholding呢?公式如下:
Total income = pretax paycheck * number of paychecks / year[全年的工资] + (4)(a)[额外的收入]
Total deduction = 当年的standard deduction + step(4)(b)[额外的deduction]
Total tax credit = (3)
Total extra withholding = (4)(c)
通过total income和total deduction我们可以得到
Taxable income = total income - total deduction
再从tentative withholding amount(全年)中减去total tax credit得到Withholding after applying tax credit
Withholding after applying tax credit = Tentative withholding amount - total tax credit
将上述Withholding after applying tax credit除以每年paycheck数量得出Tentative withholding per paycheck.
Tentative withholding per paycheck = Withholding after applying tax credit / number of paycheck per year
再用Tentative withholding per paycheck - (4)(c)[额外的withholding] 得到final withholding amount per paycheck.
这就是每个paycheck中federal tax withholding的具体数额。