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You must file the state form DE 4 to determine the appropriate California PIT withholding. If you do not provide your employer with a DE 4, the employer must use Single with Zero withholding allowance. Check Your Withholding: After your DE 4 takes efect, compare the state income tax withheld with your estimated total annual tax.
Complete Form W-4 so that your employer can withhold the correct federal income tax from your pay. If too little is withheld, you will generally owe tax when you file your tax return and may owe a penalty. If too much is withheld, you will generally be due a refund.
Beginning January 1, 2020, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate (Form W-4) from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be used for federal income tax withholding only. You must file the state form Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate (DE 4) to determine the appropriate California Personal Income Tax (PIT) withholding.
Beginning January 1, 2020, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate (Form W-4) from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be used for federal income tax withholding only. You must file the state form Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate (DE 4) to determine the appropriate California Personal Income Tax (PIT) withholding.
You must file the state form Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate (DE 4) to determine the appropriate California PIT withholding. If you do not provide your employer with a withholding certificate, the employer must use Single with Zero withholding allowance.
IF YOU RELY ON THE FEDERAL FORM W-4 FOR YOUR CALIFORNIA WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCES, YOUR CALIFORNIA STATE PERSONAL INCOME TAX MAY BE UNDERWITHHELD AND YOU MAY OWE MONEY AT THE END OF THE YEAR. PURPOSE: This certifi cate, DE 4, is for California Personal Income Tax (PIT) withholding purposes only.
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