A washing machine including a rotating tub and a motor applying a driving force to the rotating tub. The washing machine configured to generate a starting current to be applied to the motor when it is a start time of the motor, accelerate the speed of the motor stepwise while the starting current is applied to the motor, check a current of a torque component when it is determined as a deceleration time or a stop time, and apply a current of a magnetic flux component greater than the magnitude of the current of the checked torque component to the motor.