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Federal W-4s

This form determines the amount of federal tax withholding an employee has withheld from their paychecks. In response to tax adjustments made by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, employees will no longer be able to request adjustments to their withholding using withholding allowances. Instead of using allowances, the W-4 form now takes into account things like:

1. Filing status (Married, Single, Head of Household, filing single vs. jointly etc.)
2. Multiple jobs or spouse works
3. Dependents
4. Other adjustments (Additional sources of income, itemized vs. standard deduction, tax credits)

If an employee wants to change the number of Federal allowances elected, the amount of Federal Tax withheld, or has a change in marital status, the employee must complete and send a new Federal W-4 Form to Employment Services at payroll@reliant.org. These requests must be received by the 16th day of any given month in order to affect the following month's paycheck.

To claim exemption from federal tax withholding due to Foreign Earned Income Exclusion or other qualified reasons, the W-4 instructions say write “Exempt” in the space below Step 4(c). Then, complete Steps 1a, 1b, and 5. Do not complete any other steps.

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