New W-4

You would review how the Pub 15T has changed, to understand the change in terminology.

"The 2020 Form W-4 has been redesigned to reduce the form's complexity and to increase transparency and accuracy in the withholding system. Beginning with the 2020 Form W-4, employees will no longer be able to request adjustments to their withholding using withholding allowances. Instead, using the new Form W-4, employees will provide employers with amounts to increase or reduce taxes and amounts to increase or decrease the amount of wage income subject to income tax withholding.

The 2020 Form W-4 contains 5 steps. Every 2020 Form W-4 employers receive from an employee should show a completed Step 1 (name, address, social security number, and filing status) and a dated signature on Step 5. Employees will complete Steps 2, 3, and/or 4 only if relevant to their personal situations. Steps 2, 3, and 4 show adjustments that will affect withholding calculations."

Standard withholding, or W4 Step 2 Checkbox withholding. Two phrases.

I just read that the NEW 2020 W-4 was suppose to be easier.  I am as someone else said completely confuzzled and I KNOW the employees and operators will be coming to us for answers.  And I just read that in EasyACCT it will have to be manually calculated, that EasyACCT will NOT mimic the New W4.  What good is the accounting software if it isn't going to do squat to make the job easier for you?  So how is any of this easier when you have Publication 15 (48 pages), Publication 15-A (28 pages), and the Publication 15-T (65 pages).  I thought I was bright, but this makes me feel all sorts of dumb.  Is there a 2020 W-4 book for dummies out there.  HELP!!!  Geez, has someone created a spreadsheet to work this out?