<prompt> Human: Im not sure if this is necessarily bad or not, but my employer only took out 4 of my income for federal taxes. My W2 states I made 22,353 this year, and they only withheld 959. Pretty sure my tax bracket is 15, and Im 100 sure I marked on my W4 single, no kids even though Im married with 1 kid because I had this same issue last year. I know Im at fault for not verifying my pay stubs, but does this seem normal to you guys? I just want to know if Im gonna get shafted this year even if its self induced.  <response>: if you are married filing jointly with one kid, then the first 12,600 you make as a couple is not taxed at all because of your standard deduction. The next 12,150 you make is not taxed at all either, because you get one 4,050 exemption for you, your wife, and your dependent child.That means you have to make more than 24,750 gross to have any taxable income at all. And the first 18k of your taxable income is only taxed at 10. 