District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue - Updated Withholding Allowance Certificate Form D-4

 

Background:

District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue recently updated Form D-4, Employee Withholding Allowance Certificate.  The Form D-4 is required for every new employee who resides in DC and is required to have DC taxes withheld.  The form can be found at Office of Tax and Revenue: Tax Forms and Publications.

 

The status selections on Form D-4 have been changed as follows:

Ø  Married filing jointly changed to Married/domestic partners filing jointly (matches Withholding tables for Single Filers or Married Persons Filing Jointly)

 

Ø  Married filing separately on same return changed to Married/domestic partners filing separately on same return

(matches Withholding tables for Married Persons Filing Separate Return or Combined Separate Return)

 

Note:  Married/domestic partners filing jointly shows as Married/dmstc ptnr joint in QuickPayroll and Married/domestic partners filing separately on same return shows as M/dmstc ptnr separate in QuickPayroll.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know if I'm affected?

You may be affected if you currently withhold and pay withholding tax in the District of Columbia or if you currently have a valid DC - Office of Tax and Revenue Acct ID No.

 

When will these changes be available in QuickPayroll?

The revised status selections will be available in Payroll Update #20902, scheduled for release via download at the end of December 2008.

 

 

What do I need to do?

 

No action is required.  QuickPayroll has modified the programming of how the Filing Status label selections are displayed on the State Taxes tab of the Employee Setup to reflect the revised Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, Form D-4; Line 1 – Tax filing status.