What is the W-4 form used for?

A W-4 tells an employer how much federal income tax to withhold from an employee’s paycheck. The employer uses that information to calculate the withholding for each pay period, so the correct choice is “calculating how much tax should be withheld from a person’s paycheck.” Filing a tax return is done with a different form, such as Form 1040.

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