text: whats the correct way to fill out a w4 in my situation? single male can claim as independent  one job no dependents  no head of household  http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf  ihow do i fill out this form without using the worksheet on page 2.   when i am done i end up with 2.  everyone tells me i should only have 1 for my case.   what am i doing wrong?  -e it should really depend on your objectives.  if you have a good head financially, you would file single and claim 9 or 10.  your paychecks will be greater, but it will be up to you to "invest" that money so you can pay your taxes when they are due.  if you file single and claim 1 (yourself), you will probably have a small refund or owe a small amount at the end of the year.  this, of course, is provided that you don't have any weird transactions.  (didn't buy/sell a house, no farm income, etc.)