For a college student, should i claim ZERO or ONE on the W2 tax form?

[erikiksaz]

I'm not exactly sure what to do. I'm just a working student who wants as little deducted from his pay as possible.

 

[illustri]

i believe unless you are independent meaning no one claims you as a dependent it makes exactly ZERO difference, they'll bleed you dry

 

[bpctech]

probably 1 unless you are an independent. Although I work for a public university in California and I am tax exempt. Yup, no federal or state tax, so you may also get at least no federal tax deducted.

edit: that is if you work for the school of course. if it's off campus you're probably SOL.

 

[erikiksaz]

You know what, in the past i've tried very very hard to figure out what SOL stands for, and it just hit me right now 😕

 

[bpctech]

Originally posted by: erikiksaz
You know what, in the past i've tried very very hard to figure out what SOL stands for, and it just hit me right now 😕

gj.


😉

 

[rival]

i claim zero, and get raped on taxes, but i get back about 1200/yr

 

[Eli]

You can at least claim head of household, right?

So, 1?

 

[illustri]

again i think your tax status has alot to do with it
also be careful not to make over 6k a year or nothing will make a diff -- school or not in cali they'll take taxes if you make "too much" like my gf

 

[Bekker]

You are entitled to one dependent if not being claimed by anyone else, such as parents. I am not sure about head of household also, but you can check that out with your filing forms or from IRS homepage.

 

[sciencetoy]

What you put on your employer's form affects the amount taken out for taxes.

Head of household applies to a taxpayer who has a dependent. Otherwise you are single, married, or married filing separately.

 

[LordMorpheus]

I claimed myself as a dependant when I worked last summer, I am a highschool student living at home . . . no red flags or anything.