Employee’s Withholding Certificate (Federal)

Form W-4 (Rev. December 2020)
Employee’s Withholding Certificate
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service

Complete Form W-4 so that your employer can withhold the correct federal income tax from your pay. Give Form W-4 to your employer. Your withholding is subject to review by the IRS.
Step 1:
(a) First name and middle initial*
Last name*
(b) Social security number*
Address*
City or town, state, and ZIP code*
Single or Married filing separatelyMarried filing jointly or Qualifying widow(er)Head of household Check only if you’re unmarried and pay more than half the costs of keeping up a home for yourself and a qualifying individual
TIP: Consider using the estimator at www.irs.gov/W4App to determine the most accurate withholding for the rest of the year if you: are completing this form after the beginning of the year; expect to work only part of the year; or have changes during the year in your marital status, number of jobs for you (and/or your spouse if married filing jointly), dependents, other income (not from jobs), deductions, or credits. Have your most recent pay stub(s) from this year available when using the estimator. At the beginning of next year, use the estimator again to recheck your withholding.
Complete Steps 2–4 ONLY if they apply to you; otherwise, skip to Step 5. See page 2 for more information on each step, who can claim exemption from withholding, when to use the estimator at www.irs.gov/W4App.
Step 2: Multiple Jobs or Spouse Works
Complete this step if you (1) hold more than one job at a time, or (2) are married filing jointly and your spouse also works. The correct amount of withholding depends on income earned from all of these jobs.

Do only one of the following.

(a) Use the estimator at www.irs.gov/W4App for most accurate withholding for this step (and Steps 3-4). If you or your spouse have self-employement income, use this option; or

(b) Use the Multiple Jobs Workseet on page 3 and enter the result in Step 4(c) below; or
(c) If there are only two jobs total, you may check this box. Do the same on Form W-4 for the other job. This options is generally more accurate than Step 2(b) if pay at the lower paying job is more than half of the pay at the higher paying job. Otherwise, Step 2(b) is more accurate.
Complete Steps 3–4(b) on Form W-4 for only ONE of these jobs. Leave those steps blank for the other jobs. (Your withholding will be most accurate if you complete Steps 3–4(b) on the Form W-4 for the highest paying job
Step 3: Claim Dependents and Other Credits
If your total income will be $200,000 or less ($400,000 or less if married filing jointly):
(a) Multiply the number of qualifying children under age 17 by $2,200
(b) Multiply the number of other dependents by $500 ....
Add the amounts from Steps 3(a) and 3(b), plus the amount for other credits. Enter the total here
Step 4: Other Adjustments
(a) Other income (not from jobs). If you want tax withheld for other income you expect this year that won't have withholding, enter the amount of other income here. This may include interest, dividends, and retirement income
4(a)
(b) Deductions. Use the Deductions Worksheet on page 4 to determine the amount of deductions you may claim, which will reduce your withholding. (If you skip this line, your withholding will be based on the standard deduction.) Enter the result here
4(b)
(c)Extra withholding. Enter any additional tax you want withheld each pay period .
4(c)
Step 5: Sign Here
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that this certificate, to the best of my knowledge and belief, is true, correct, and complete.

Employee’s signature (This form is not valid unless you sign it)
Employee Signature (this form is not valid unless you sign it)

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Employer’s name and address
First date of employment

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Employer identification number (EIN)
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Employee’s Withholding Certificate

Step 1:

Step 2: Multiple Jobs or Spouse Works

Step 3: Claim Dependents and Other Credits

Step 4: Other Adjustments

Step 5: Sign Here

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