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Do both spouses need to fill out the two earners worksheet on W4, if filing married jointly?

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June 5, 2019
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A W-4 is completed by an employee to submit to their employer. If both individuals in a married couple are employed, you'll each need to submit a W-4 to your employer. The worksheet is completed from the standpoint of each individual.

Only the cut-away portion of the W-4 form is submitted to the employer. The worksheets are for your purposes only. The results of the two-earner worksheet for both you and your spouse should be identical, so should not need to be completed twice.

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hayley-alanizAuthor

So is the spouse with the higher paying job, the one that would have that amount from the 2 earners worksheet deducted from the paycheck?

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Macjo

so, if line 1 is less than line 2, resulting in the need for additional withholding, do both spouses need to have the additional withholding, or just one?