2011 - W-4 IRS Federal Tax Withholding Form - Download and Print

2012 - W-4 IRS Federal Tax Withholding Form - Download and Print

Complete and submit a new W-4 form each year so that your employer can deduct the right mount of tax from your pay. It will be helpful to you so that you aren't stuck with out enough taxes taken from your pay and a sizeable chunk of money owed to the IRS.
Uncle Sam does want his tithe after all.
You may be exempt. If so fill in lines 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 and then sign the form and have a nice day.

If someone else can claim you as a dependent on their tax return, you can't claim exemption from withholding if your income is over $950.00 and includes more than $300.00 in unearned income.

The W-4 form includes basic instructions and a personal allowances worksheet as well as instructions for "Head of Household", "Tax Credit", "Allowances Worksheet", "Non Wage Income", "Two Earners or Multiple Jobs", "Non-Resident Alien",

The form is 2 pages long. It consists of both instructions and the actual form it self.

Page 2 has two main sections.

The Deductions and Adjustments Worksheet and the Two-Earners/Multiple Jobs Worksheet.
Below that is a table of wage amounts and levels.

Download the Publication 505 for information on the Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax