<prompt> Human: Hello, I am a student that got a job this summer. I work full time during the summer then part time with a flexible schedule when classes start again. I will not be making about 10,300 and I am a dependent.I currently have the withholding at 0 allowances and not exempt. Is it possible to change this? And can I? In order to receive bigger pay checks.  <response>: If you are a dependent, you will owe some taxes if you earn over 6300. In that case you cant use line 7 Exempt. But if you expect to not earn much, you can choose an allowances number on line 5 of W-4 that will take very little.Use the IRS calculator and give it the dates you will start and stop work, so it can guess your gross paycheck size. Then the result it gives will show you how to file a revised W-4.You might have to enter info for 2 jobs, with different dates, to adequately address the situation of your post summer earnings. Im not sure how the calculator handles that. Or simply revisit the calc when you get second job.Using 0 allowances is wrong. That takes more taxes than using a larger allowances number. Why send extra taxes in during the summer and have to wait until next April to get them back as a refund!Also, withholding happens as if you earn your paycheck all year long. So if 1 allowance is correct for a dependent earning all year, a larger number might be perfectly fine to use if you are not earning all year.By the way, if you earn over 6300 but under 10350, you know you will be in the 10 bracket and its only the income above 6300 to which the 10 applies, so worst case scenario is 4000 taxable income and federal tax of about 400. Knowing that can help you see whether your withholding is on track.tldr: Yes, you can see more of your earnings as take-home in your paychecks by filling out a new W-4 and increasing your line 5 to a higher number, as suggested by the online IRS Withholding Calculator. 