Withholdings - OPA

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Claiming Multiple Federal & State Allowances
Determining Withholding Allowances
Exemptions from Withholding
Filing & Changing Withholdings
Lock-In Letters
Resident & Non-Resident Aliens
Social Security & FICA
Unsigned or Unfiled Withholdings

Claiming Multiple Federal & State Allowances

Determining Withholding Allowances

Exemptions from Withholding

Filing & Changing Withholdings

Lock-In Letters

Resident & Non-Resident Aliens

Social Security & FICA

Unsigned or Unfiled Withholdings


Withholdings

Every employee must complete two withholding forms:

For federal taxes: the W-4 Employee's Withholding Certificate form filed with the Internal Revenue Service.

For NYS/NYC/Yonkers taxes: the IT-2104 Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate form filed with the NY State Department of Taxation and Finance.

If you are not a resident of NYS/NYC/Yonkers, please use the form IT-2104.1 New York State, City of New York, and City of Yonkers Certificate of Nonresidence and Allocation of Withholding Tax.

The information you provide on these forms determines how much tax will be taken from your pay during the year. Ideally, your withholdings should be adjusted in such a way that neither you nor the taxing authority owe each other a balance at the end of the tax year.

Contents of the Withholdings section:

Claiming Multiple Federal & State Allowances

Determining Withholding Allowances

Exemptions from Withholding

Filing & Changing Withholdings

Lock-In Letters

Resident & Non-Resident Aliens

Social Security & FICA

Unsigned or Unfiled Withholdings