<prompt> Human: As in the title, the HR rep at a new job mentioned sardonically that some single people with no kids were claiming more than 0 deductions. I was going to claim two. Just reading the IRS forms, you can claim a deduction for:- Being single and not having anyone else who can claim you as a dependent- Having more than one job true for me, even discounting the job change. I did some side work for a friends companyThe HR rep was not helpful in answering questions about this for some reason. Am I crazy or does this make sense?  <response>: Yeah theres nothing wrong with that. You should fill out the IRSs calculator to figure out your target number: 