Figure 1-A, Form W-4—Illustrated (John and Joyce Green) (Continued)

Summary: This is an example of Form W-4 (2010), page 2 with items included as described in the text.

These items are completed in the Deductions and Adjustments Worksheet. 1. Enter an estimate of your 2010 itemized deductions. These include qualifying home mortgage interest, charitable contributions, state and local taxes, medical expenses in excess of 7.5% of your income, and miscellaneous deductions. (For 2010, you may have to reduce your itemized deductions if you income is over $166,800 ($83,400 if married filing separately). See Worksheet 2 in Pub. 919 for details.) field contains 11,800
2. Enter $11,400 if married filing jointly or qualifying widow or widower, $8,400 if head of household, $5,700 if single or married filing separately field contains 11,400
3. Subtract line 2 from line 1. If zero or less, enter 0 field contains 400
4. Enter an estimate of your 2010 adjustments to income and any additional standard deduction. (Pub 919) field contains 4,000
5. Add lines 3 and 4 and enter the total. (Include any amount for credits from Worksheet 8 in Pub. 919.) field contains 4,400
6. Enter an estimate of your 2010 nonwage income (such as dividends or interest) field contains 600
7. Subtract line 6 from line 5. If zero or less, enter 0 field contains 3,800
8. Divide the amount on line 7 by 3,650 and enter the result here. Drop any fraction field contains 1
9. Enter the number from the Personal Allowances Worksheet, line H, page 1 field contains 9
10. Add lines 8 and 9 and enter the total here. If you plan to use the Two Earner/Multiple Jobs Worksheet, also enter this total on line 1 below. Otherwise, stop here and enter this total on Form W-4, line 5, page 1 field contains 10

These items are completed in the Two Earners/Multiple Jobs Worksheet. 1. Enter the number from line H, page 1 (or from line 10 above if you used the Deductions and Adjustments Worksheet) field contains 10
2. Find the number in Table 1 below that applies to the LOWEST paying job and enter it here. However, if you are married filing jointly and wages from the highest paying job are $65,000 or less, do not enter more than 3 field contains 2
3. If line 1 is more than or equal to line 2, subtract line 2 from line 1. Enter the result here (if zero, enter 0) and on Form W-4, line 5, page 1. Do not use the rest of this worksheet field contains 8

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