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Re:Employer health plans are getting pricier and skimpier by kelnos on Thursday September 26, 2019 @03:33PM (#21084613)
In practice, most people do not actually understand how the boxes on W-4 translate into withholding amounts. There'd be a lot of trial and error involved if done manually.

Regardless, there's a reason why I marked that issue as "not a big deal" -- because it isn't -- the other issues I mention are the meat of it.

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Re:Employer health plans are getting pricier and skimpier by sokoloff on Thursday September 26, 2019 @05:54PM (#21086003)
The issue you appear to have marked as not a big deal is calculating the gross-up that would be required to keep employees whole not the per-paycheck withholding cash flow issue, which you labeled a “real burden” for some (unless I’m misreading your post). I agree both are manageable and would be automated if things switched models.
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