04/25/2025 Updated suggestion: if calculating the totals for item 3, can you require some value in the total box? Hires believe that what they entered to the left is what will be reflected in VP.
01/20/2025 Original suggestion: Box 3 on the W4 should be the total of qualifying children and other dependents entered to the left of that field. Currently numbers in those fields do not move to box 3.
Katie Burk
| Company | Excel Group |
| I need it... | Yesterday...Come on already |
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Hi Lisa, requiring a number in both for a total in box 3 works for me. I did test the calculation with 2 numbers entered today and it didn't work (ss attached). This seems new...the system kept deleting the dependent number in the first line (test W4 used attached...it removed the $2,000 and didn't calculate).
I think I see what is happening. In the current version, auto-calculation only occurs if both fields are filled out. If one field is left blank, it doesn't auto-calculate. Would you prefer it to auto-calculate in step three if only one field is entered, or require that both qualifying and dependent fields have entries if one is filled in? I think the latter option makes the most sense, but I wanted to know your preference.
Hi Lisa, I saw this working a few weeks ago as you described below, but as of today, it's no longer pulling/calculating that amount into the proper box. Please see attached image from a test I ran this morning.
I'm seeing the total auto calulating from the two entry fields (Multiple the number of qualifying children under age 17 by $2,000 and Multiply the number of other dependents by $500) in our current version. Are users clearing this field?