I am a single mom with one child and I want to claim just one allowance on my W-4 form. Do I claim myself or do I claim my child.
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Hi - you would enter 1 on Line A of the Personal Allowances Worksheet and/or on Line 5 of the W-4 Certificate itself. You may choose to leave Line D of the Personal Allowances Worksheet blank so that your withholdings throughout the year are calculated for only one person. When you file your taxes however, you will need to list your child as a dependent if no one else is claiming him/her.
Hope this helps!
Lynne
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