Form Wh-4 - Employee'S Withholding Exemption And County Status Certificate - Indiana

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Form
WH-4
SF 4&845
Revised 7-99
State of Indiana
Employee's Withholding Exemption and County
Status
Certificate
'This
'for~
is for the employer's
re~ords.
Do not send this form to the Department of Revenue.
The completed form should be returned to your employer.
full Name
Social Security Number
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Horne Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ City _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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State _ _ _ Zip Code
Indiana County of Residence as of January
1:
_ _ _ _ _ _ --:-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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)
Indiana County of Principal Employment as of January
1 :
(See instructions)
How to Claim Your Withholding Exemptions
1. Each taxpayer
is.
entitled to one exemption.
If
you wish to claim the.exemption, enter
If
1" .................... _ ...................... .
2., If you are married and your spouse does not claim hislher exemption, you may claim it; enter "I
If ........................... :.
3' :
You are allowed one (1)
e~eniption
for each dependent. Enter number claimed
0
Additional
exemptio~s
ar¢;
allowed if: (a) you and/or your sp~I.Woe are over the age of 65 and/or (b) if you and/or your spouse are legally b~md.
Check box(es) for additional exemptions: You are 65 or olderO or blindD Spouse is 65
or
older
0
or
blind
0
Number of boxes checked
D.
(See instructions) Enter the total number 'of exemptions ........... : ............. · ........................ ..
4. Add lines 1, 2, and 3., Enter the total here ..........................................................................................................
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5 . You are entitled to claim an additional exemption for each qualifying dependent (see instructions ) .............
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1 _ _ _ _
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6. Enter the amount of additional 'state withholding (if any) you want y.rithheld each pay period....................................... $
I hereby declare that to the best of my knowledge the above statements are true.
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Signarure ____________________ ~---------------------------------------------
Dare: __________________ __
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Instructions for Completing Form WH-4
This form should be completed by all resident and nonresident employees having income subjectto Indiana state and/or county income tax.
Print or type your full name; social security number and home address on the appropriate lines of the Form WH-4. Enter your Indiana county of residence and county of
principal employment as ofJanuary 1 of the current year. If you did not live or work in Indiana on January 1 of the current year, enter "notapplicable" on the line(s). Your
county tax withholding is based first on the county where you lived on January I. If that county has adopted a county income
tax,
then you are subject to that county's resident
tax' rate on your earnings for the rest of the year or until you are no longer an Indiana resident If the county in which you lived has not adopted a county. income tax, then you
are subject to the nonresident tax rate of the county in which you were employed on January I of the current
tax
year. If you move to (or work in) another county after January
1, your county status will not change until the next calendar tax year.
Lines 1
&
2 - You are allowed to claim one exemption 'for yourself and one for your spouse (ifhe/she does not claim the exemption for him/herself). If a parent or legal guardian
claims you on their federal
tax
return, you may still claim an exemption for yourselffor Indiana purposes. You cannot claim more than the correct number of exemptions;
however, you are permitted to claim a lesser number of exemptions if you wish additio~al withholding to be deducted.
.
Line 3 - Dependent Exemptions: You are allowed one exemption for each of your dependents based on state and federal guidelines. To qualify
as
your dependent, a person
must receive more than one-half ofhislher support from you for the tax year and must have less than $1,000 gross income during the tax year (unless the person is your child
and is under age 19 or under age 24 and a full-time student at least during 5 months of the
tax
year at a qualified educational institution). Additional Exemptions: You are also
allowed one exemption each for you and/or your spouse if either is 65 or older and/or blind up to a maximum of four (4) additional exemptions. Enter the total number of
dependents and additional exemptions claimed on the Hne provided.
Line 4 - Add the total of exemptions claimed on lines 1,2, and 3. Enter the total in the box provided.
Line 5 - Additional Dependent Exemption:
All
additional exemption'is allowed for certain dependent children that are included on line 3. The dependent child must be a son,
stepson, daughter, stepdaughter and/or foster child. Enter the
to~1
in the box provided.
Line 6 - If you would like an additional amount to be withheld from your wages each pay period; enter the amount on the' line provided. NOTE: An entry on this! ine does not
, obligate your employer
to withhold the amount You are still liable for any additional taxes due at the end of the tax year. If the employer does withhold the additional amount,' .
it
should be submitted along with the regular state and county tax withholding.
You may file a new Form
WH-4 at any time if the number of exemptions increases. You must file a new Form WH-4 within 10 days if the number of exemptions previously
claimed by you decreases for any of the following reasons::
(a) you divorce (or are legally separated from) your spouse for whom you have been claiming an exemption or your spouse claims himlherself on a separate Form WH-4;
'Cb)
someone else takes over the support of a dependent you claim or.you no longer provide more than one-half of the person's support for the
tax
year; or
(c) the person who you claim as an exemption will receive more than $1,000 of in come during the tax year.
Penalties are imposed for wiHingly suppiying false information or information which would reduce the withholding exemption.

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