Update your tax withholding (W-4)

Tell your employer how much federal income tax to withhold from your pay.

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Take your time

We are not a government agency. We help you understand and prepare. Give the completed W-4 to your employer (usually HR or payroll). Do not send it to the IRS.

Where this is filed

Give the completed W-4 to your employer (usually HR or payroll). Do not send it to the IRS.

What happens next

Your employer uses it to set how much federal income tax is withheld from your pay. There is no agency decision or approval — check your next pay stub to confirm the change.

Forms in this procedure

W-4 — Employee's Withholding Certificate ↗ · Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Before you send it

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