Pre-filled worksheet · Not an official IRS form
Form W-4 · Employee's Withholding Certificate · 2026
These values match your payroll scenario (Single, $85,000/yr). Copy them onto the official Form W-4 from irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf and give the signed form to your employer — never send it to the IRS.
Step 1 · Personal information & filing status
Name, address and Social Security number are intentionally left blank — fill them in by hand after printing.
✓ Single or Married filing separately
Married filing jointly (or Qualifying surviving spouse)
Head of household
Step 2 · Multiple jobs or spouse works
Check this box only if you hold more than one job at a time, or you are married filing jointly and both spouses work. This worksheet models a single job — if Step 2 applies to you, run the IRS estimator at irs.gov/W4App and enter its result in Step 4(c) below.
Step 3 · Claim dependents
For 2026: $2,200 per qualifying child under 17, plus $500 per other dependent.
Step 4 · Other adjustments
Step 5 · Sign here
The form is not valid until you sign and date it.
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The numbers behind this worksheet
Net per year
$64,710.80
Federal per year
$9,870.00
Effective rate
23.9%
After your employer applies the new W-4, your paystub's federal withholding should land close to the figure above.