What is IRS Form W-4?

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General Information

• What is the form number?  Form W-4
• What government agency is it filed with?  The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• What is the form name?  Employee's Withholding Certificate
• What is this form about?  Form W-4 is completed by employees to instruct their employers on the amount of federal income tax to withhold from their paychecks. It takes into account an employee's filing status, dependents, and other factors to help determine the correct withholding amount.

What does it look like?

Resources

Looking for more information about this form?  Here are some helpful resources:

• About the form - https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-w-4
• Example copy of the form - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf

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