A step-by-step guide to help you fill out a W-4 Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez You're about to begin that much-needed, new job and your employer hands you an IRS Form W-4 to fill out and submit ...

The W-4 form is officially called the Employee’s Withholding Certificate, and it’s what you give your employer so they know how much federal income tax to take out of each paycheck.

A step-by-step guide to help you fill out a W-4 ilkercelik / Getty Images You're about to begin that much-needed new job and your employer hands you an IRS Form W-4 to fill out and submit to them ...