Which best summarizes the purpose of a w-4 form?
-it determine the amount of taxes withheld from an individual’s paycheck.-it determine when taxes are due and if money is owed to the irs.-it determine whether a person has dependents who must also pay taxes.-it determine when a person needs to pay local income taxes.

The right option is; It helps determine the amount of taxes withheld from an individual’s paycheck.

A W-4 form (also called Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate) is an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax form that is given to employees to fill to make known his tax situation to his employer. The W-4 form shows the employer the correct amount of federal income tax to remove from an employee's wages. The W-4 form contains many parts which include the personal allowances worksheet, two extra worksheets, and the employee’s withholding allowance certificate .