New York State Tax allowances (IT-2104 2012 vs 2011)
I have recently changed a job and trying to figure out how to fill-in the IT-2104 form for my new employer.
The biggest problem for me is that I cannot understand the amount of allowances to claim for the New York State and New York City (I'm resident of the NYC)
My situation is:
Married
Only one job
Spouse does not work
No kids
Allowances claimed on 2011 State/City tax is: 2
It's been pretty easy last time I did fill the It-2104. For 2011 there was a line saying:
Married couples with only one spouse working and only one job
See the linked pdf: IT-2104 for the year of 2011
page 3, line 15
But!!! for the year of 2012 they have removed this line and it seems that I cannot claim
allowances as I did in 2011 which seems really strange to me.
the IT-2104 for 2012 is here:
IT-2104 for the year of 2012
See page 3 please
Moreover, my previous employer was using the same 2 allowances for the part of 2012
in the same way they did in 2011 and they didn't ask me to file a new form for 2012.
Now I'm getting really shocked: I'm afraid that my previous employer withheld too little State/City tax and I already owe some money and, moreover, I have to pay more City and State tax having the non-working spouse.
I will appreciate any help on this matter. Thank you.
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Did you owe money on your taxes last year? If not, then you should keep the same number of allowances. If your refund is annoyingly large, you can even claim more allowances.
You don't have to follow the formula on the worksheet to calculate the number of allowances. If you use TurboTax, they will calculate how many allowances you should claim based on your particular circumstances. The IRS formula makes conservative assumptions that may not apply to you.
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