Tax Withholding W4 Forms by State
State and IRS Tax Withholding planning is important in order to balance your tax return goals and results. A tax refund - which is taxpayer money - is generally the result of too much tax withholding. A high tax return refund is often a form of self-imposed financial penalty.
State Tax
Withholding
Forms
How to Complete the IRS Form W-4?
eFile.com has created four two W-4 tools that allow each taxpayer to calculate or adjust and create W-4 form(s) based on individual tax return goals:
- W-4 Basic: This is the simplest online W-4 tool; use this for any filing status (Single, Head of Household, Married) with 1 simultaneous job (you and/or your spouse each have one job at the given time). The total number of jobs for the year is not relevant. This tool does not lean on your previous tax return or future income estimates.
- W-4 Paycheck: Calculate or estimate your W-4 IRS tax withholding based on your paycheck. This can then be used as guidance for your state tax withholding.
Once you have completed Form W-4 start complete your state related tax withholding forms.
How to Complete Tax Withholding Forms by State?
To adjust your state tax withholding, you will need to submit a certain state form to your employer - not the IRS or state tax agency. Below, find the state where your employer is located and fill out the form in the online editor.
After you completed the IRS W-4 via on of the tools above, estimate your state income taxes with one of the State Income Tax Calculators. Compare the results with your IRS tax return for the current tax year or estimate your return for the next calendar year.
This state W4 form - just like the federal from W-4 - is to be completed by the employee who then submits it to their employer - not the IRS or state. This will adjust your state withholding so you can increase or decrease how much money you give to the state with each paycheck.
Alaska does not have Income Taxes. You might have to submit a tax withholding to your employer if you work in another state.
Florida does not have Income Taxes. You might have to submit a tax withholding to your employer if you work in another state.
Nevada does not have Income Taxes. You might have to submit a tax withholding to your employer if you work in another state.
New Hampshire does not have Income Taxes. You might have to submit a tax withholding to your employer if you work in another state.
The state doesn't have a withholding form equivalent to the federal
Form W-4. You should use a federal W-4 and write across the top of the form "For New Mexico Withholding Tax Only." Keep it in your files for reference purposes.
North Dakota relies on the federal
Form W-4 for calculating the amount to withhold.
Pennsylvania does not have a similar
Form W-4 since PA is based on a flat tax. However, you may submit an Employee's
Nonwithholding Application Certificate Form REV-419 if you qualify for nonwitholding, or your employer agrees to withhold for residents of Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia, or West Virginia.
South Dakota does not have Income Taxes. You might have to submit a tax withholding to your employer if you work in another state.
Tennessee does not have Income Taxes. You might have to submit a tax withholding to your employer if you work in another state.
Texas does not have Income Taxes. You might have to submit a tax withholding to your employer if you work in another state.
The state doesn't have a withholding form equivalent to the federal
Form W-4. You should use a federal W-4 and keep it in your files for reference purposes.
Washington does not have Income Taxes. You might have to submit a tax withholding to your employer if you work in another state.
Wyoming does not have Income Taxes. You might have to submit a tax withholding to your employer if you work in another state.
Territories
Click on a link for the associated withholding form for American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands,
Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Contact your employer in the respective territory for more details if there is not a link for a territory.
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