Exemption from Federal Tax Withholding Certificates Expire February 15, 2018 Federal tax purposes in 2018, If you wish to claim an “Exempt” withholding status for you must file an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-4. This applies whether you claimed 2017 or not. The IRS Form W-4, “Exempt” withholding status in Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, is used to designate how much tax is to be withheld and remitted to the IRS as advance tax payments throughout the year. If you claimed 2017, and the Payroll Services Branch (PSB) does not “Exempt” in receive a new, signed IRS form W-4 by February 7, 2018, the Federal Income Tax withholding status will be changed to the following pay period. “Single/No Exemption” The PSB can not apply retroactive withholding adjustments if the Form W-4 claiming status is submitted late. Per IRS guidance, if the form is received after the “EXEMPT” deadline the exempt status is applied to future wages only. You must send your IRS Form W-4 to the General Services Administration (GSA) (PSB) by fax to (816) 823-5435; mail to the GSA PSB (BGA), Attn: Customer Service, 2300 Main Street 2NW, Kansas City, MO 64108; or email to . If you have any questions, please contact the GSA PSB Customer Service Representatives at or at (844)-303-6515.
Exemption from Federal Tax Withholding Certificates Expire February 15, 2018 If you wish to claim an “Exempt” withholding status for Federal tax purposes in 2018, you must file an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-4. This applies whether you claimed “Exempt” withholding status in 2017 or not. The IRS Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, is used to designate how much tax is to be withheld and remitted to the IRS as advance tax payments throughout the year. If you claimed “Exempt” in 2017, and the Payroll Services Branch (PSB) does not receive a new, signed IRS form W-4 by February 7, 2018, the Federal Income Tax withholding status will be changed to “Single/No Exemption” the following pay period. The PSB can not apply retroactive withholding adjustments if the Form W-4 claiming “EXEMPT” status is submitted late. Per IRS guidance, if the form is received after the deadline the exempt status is applied to future wages only. You must send your IRS Form W-4 to the General Services Administration (GSA) (PSB) by fax to (816) 823-5435; mail to the GSA PSB (BGA), Attn: Customer Service, 2300 Main Street 2NW, Kansas City, MO 64108; or email to . If you have any questions, please contact the GSA PSB Customer Service Representatives at or at (844)-303-6515.
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