W-4 Withholding Estimator (2026)
Translates your W-4 choices into an annual withholding ballpark. Use it to sanity-check a refund-or-owe surprise before you adjust Form W-4.
This is a simplified annual estimate built from the bracket table and your Step 3 credits. It does not reproduce the exact per-paycheck figures from IRS Pub. 15-T (percentage and wage-bracket methods), which also handle Step 2 precisely. For an exact number, use the official IRS Tax Withholding Estimator or your payroll provider.
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Sources & methodology
Figures as of: 2026-08-09
- IRS — Tax inflation adjustments for tax year 2026 (Rev. Proc. 2025-32) — Internal Revenue Service
- IRS Pub. 15 (Circular E), Employer’s Tax Guide 2026 — Social Security wage base $184,500 — Internal Revenue Service
- IRS Pub. 15-T (2026), Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods — Internal Revenue Service
- IRS Form 1041-ES (2026) — capital gains rate thresholds — Internal Revenue Service
- OBBBA (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), Pub. L. 119-21 — SALT, estate, QBI, QSBS, senior deduction — Internal Revenue Service