Government of the

District of Columbia

Employer Keep this certificate with your records. If 10 or more exemptions are claimed or if you suspect this certificate contains false information 

please send a copy to: Office of Tax and Revenue, 1101 4th St., SW, Washington, DC 20024 Attn: Compliance Administration

Signature Under penalties of law, I declare that the information provided on this certificate is, to the best of my knowledge, correct. 

Employee’s signature Date

D-4 DC Withholding Allowance Worksheet Government of the

District of Columbia

Section A Number of withholding allowances

a Enter 1 for yourself a 

b Enter 1 if you are filing as a head of household b

c Enter 1 if you are 65 or over c

d Enter 1 if you are blind d 

e Enter number of dependents e 

f Enter 1 for your spouse/registered domestic partner if filing jointly f 

g Enter 1 if married/registered domestic partners filing jointly and your spouse/registered domestic partner is 65 or over g

h Enter 1 if married/registered domestic partners filing jointly and your spouse/registered domestic partner is blind h

i Number of allowances . Add Lines a through h and enter on Line 2 above. If you want to claim additional withholding i 

allowances, complete section B below.

Section B Additional withholding allowances

j Enter estimate of your itemized deductions j 

k Enter $2,000 if married/registered domestic partners filing separately; all others enter $4,000 k

l Subtract Line k from Line j l

m Multiply $1,675 by the number of allowances on Line i m 

n Divide Line l by Line m. Round to the nearest whole number. n 

o Add Lines n and i and enter on Line 2 above. o 

Revised 12/2013

Social security number 

FIrst name M.I. Last name 

Home address (number and street) 

City State Zip code +4

1 Tax filing status Fill in only one: Single Married/domestic partners filing jointly Married filing separately 

Head of household Married/domestic partners filing separately on same return

2 Total number of withholding allowances from worksheet below.

Enter total from Sec. A, Line i Enter total from Sec. B, Line n Total number of withholding allowances from Line o

3 Additional amount, if any, you want withheld from each paycheck 

4 Before claiming exemption from withholding, read below. If qualified, write “EXEMPT” in this box. 4

5 My domicile is a state other than the District of Columbia Yes No If yes, give name of state of domicile __________________

I am exempt because: last year I did not owe any DC income tax and had a right to a full refund of all DC income tax withheld from me; and this year I do 

 not expect to owe any DC income tax and expect a full refund of all DC income tax withheld from me; and I qualify for exempt status on federal Form W-4.

 If claiming exemption from withholding, are you a full-time student? Yes No

D-4 DC Withholding 

Allowance Certificate

D-4 P1

DC Withholding Allowance Certificate

Enter Year

Detach and give the top portion to your employer. Keep the bottom portion for your records.

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Detach and give the top portion to your employer. Keep the bottom portion for your records.

Who must file a Form D-4?

Every new employee who resides in DC and is required to have DC 

income taxes withheld, must fill out Form D-4 and file it with his/her 

employer. 

If you are not liable for DC income taxes because you are a nonresident 

or military spouse, you must file Form D-4A, Certificate of Nonresidence in the District of Columbia, with your employer.

When should you file? 

File Form D-4 whenever you start new employment. Once filed 

with your employer, it will remain in effect until you file a new 

certificate. You may file a new withholding allowance certificate 

any time the number of withholding allowances you are entitled to 

increases. You must file a new certificate within 10 days if the number 

of withholding allowances you claimed decreases.

How many withholding allowances should you claim? 

Use the worksheet on the front of this form to figure the number 

of withholding allowances you should claim. If you want less 

money withheld from your paycheck, you may claim additional 

allowances by completing Section B of the worksheet, Lines j through 

o. However, if you claim too many allowances, you may owe additional 

taxes at the end of the year.

Should I have an additional amount deducted from my paycheck? 

In some instances, even if you claim zero withholding allowances, 

you may not have enough tax withheld. You may, upon agreement 

with your employer, have more tax withheld by entering on Line 3, 

a dollar amount of your choosing.

What to file 

After completing Form D-4, detach the top portion and file it with 

your employer. Keep the bottom portion for your records.