• 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: Personal Information

  • Complete Steps 2–4 ONLY if they apply to you; otherwise, skip to Step 5.

  • 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.
  • TIP: To be accurate, submit a 2021 Form W-4 for all other jobs. If you (or your spouse) have self-employment income, including as an independent contractor, use the estimator.

  • 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

  • If your total income will be $200,000 or less ($400,000 or less if married filing jointly):

  • Step 4: Other Adjustments (optional)

  • 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.

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  • Step 2(b): Multiple Jobs Worksheet

    If you choose the option in Step 2(b) on Form W-4, complete this worksheet (which calculates the total extra tax for all jobs) on only ONE Form W-4. Withholding will be most accurate if you complete the worksheet and enter the result on the Form W-4 for the highest paying job.
  • Note: If more than one job has annual wages of more than $120,000 or there are more than three jobs, see Pub. 505 for additional tables; or, you can use the online withholding estimator at www.irs.gov/W4App.

  • Three jobs: If you and/or your spouse have three jobs at the same time, complete lines 2a, 2b, and 2c below. Otherwise, skip to line 3.

  • Step 4(b): Deductions Worksheet

  • • $25,100 if you’re married filing jointly or qualifying widow(er)

    • $18,800 if you’re head of household

    • $12,550 if you’re single or married filing separately

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