W4 and TD

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Joe
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W4 and TD

Post by Joe »

I am trying to fill my W4 for my US position. I have a TN and married. My wife doesnt work and has a TD. What should I enter my status as on the W4 single or married? I dont understand what a nonresident alien mean
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nelsona
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Post by nelsona »

Filling your W-4 is merely to determine how much taxyour company withholds, and is NOT what you will finally pay in tax.

You are married, so you can put married if you wish.

Putting single will mean more tax is withheld, wich will mean that you will either owe less in April or get a bigger tax refund.

How you file your TAX RETURN, which is different than your W-4, willll depend on how long you worked in US in 2004, how much money you and/or your wife made in 2004 before coming to US, ec.


There will be more written on this as tax season approaches.

Stay tuned


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Joe
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Post by Joe »

ok thanks Nelsona, I thought this W4 is directly related to the official tax sheet and was worried about making mistakes.
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