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Form W-4V Voluntary Withholding Request
(Rev. February 2018)
(For unemployment compensation and certain Federal Government and other payments.)
Department of the Treasury ▶ Go to www.irs.gov/FormW4V for the latest information.
Internal Revenue Service
Instructions Note. For withholding on social security benefits, give or send the
completed Form W-4V to your local Social Security Administration
Purpose of Form office.
If you receive any government payment shown below, you may use Line 3. If your address is outside the United States or the U.S.
Form W-4V to ask the payer to withhold federal income tax. possessions, enter on line 3 the city, province or state, and name of the
• Unemployment compensation (including Railroad Unemployment country. Follow the country’s practice for entering the postal code.
Insurance Act (RUIA) payments). Don’t abbreviate the country name.
• Social security benefits. Line 4. Enter the claim or identification number you use with your payer.
For withholding from social security benefits, the claim number is the
• Social security equivalent Tier 1 railroad retirement benefits. social security number under which a claim is filed or benefits are paid
• Commodity Credit Corporation loans. (for example, 123-45-6789A or 123-45-6789B6). The letter or
• Certain crop disaster payments under the Agricultural Act of 1949 or letter/number combination suffix that follows the claim number identifies
under Title II of the Disaster Assistance Act of 1988. the type of benefit (for example, a wage earner, a spouse, or a
widow(er)). The claim number may or may not be your own social
• Dividends and other distributions from Alaska Native Corporations security number. If you are unsure about what number to use, contact
to its shareholders. the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213 (toll-free). For
Consult your payer if you’re uncertain whether your payment is other government payments, consult your payer for the correct claim or
eligible for voluntary withholding. identification number format.
You aren’t required to have federal income tax withheld from these Line 5. If you want federal income tax withheld from your
payments. Your request is voluntary. unemployment compensation, check the box on line 5. The payer will
Note. Payers may develop their own form for you to request federal withhold 10% from each payment.
income tax withholding. If a payer gives you its own form instead of Line 6. If you receive any of the payments listed on line 6, check the box
Form W-4V, use that form. to indicate the percentage (7%, 10%, 12%, or 22%) you want withheld
from each payment.
Why Should I Request Withholding?
Line 7. See How Do I Stop Withholding? below.
You may find that having federal income tax withheld from the listed
payments is more convenient than making quarterly estimated tax Sign this form. Form W-4V is not considered valid unless you sign it.
payments. However, if you have other income that isn’t subject to When Will My Withholding Start?
withholding, consider making estimated tax payments. For more details,
see Form 1040-ES, Estimated Tax for Individuals. Ask your payer exactly when income tax withholding will begin. The
federal income tax withholding you choose on this form will remain in
How Much Can I Have Withheld? effect until you change or stop it or the payments stop.
For unemployment compensation, the payer is permitted to withhold How Do I Change Withholding?
10% from each payment. No other percentage or amount is allowed.
If you are getting a payment other than unemployment compensation
For any other government payment listed above, you may choose to and want to change your withholding rate, complete a new Form W-4V.
have the payer withhold federal income tax of 7%, 10%, 12%, or 22% Give the new form to the payer.
from each payment, but no other percentage or amount.
How Do I Stop Withholding?
What Do I Need To Do? If you want to stop withholding, complete a new Form W-4V. After
Complete lines 1 through 4; check one box on line 5, 6, or 7; sign Form completing lines 1 through 4, check the box on line 7, and sign and date
W-4V; and give it to the payer, not to the IRS. the form; then give the new form to the payer.
Separate here
Form W-4V Voluntary Withholding Request
OMB No. 1545-0074
(Rev. February 2018) (For unemployment compensation and certain Federal Government and other payments.)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service ▶ Give this form to your payer. Do not send it to the IRS.
1 Your first name and middle initial Last name 2 Your social security number
3 Home address (number and street or rural route) City or town State ZIP code
4 Claim or identification number (if any) you use with your payer
5 I want federal income tax withheld from my unemployment compensation at a rate of 10% of each payment.
6 I want federal income tax withheld from (a) my social security benefits, (b) my social security equivalent Tier 1 railroad retirement benefits, (c)
my Commodity Credit Corporation loans, (d) certain crop disaster payments under the Agricultural Act of 1949 or under Title II of the Disaster
Assistance Act of 1988, or (e) dividends and other distributions from Alaska Native Corporations to its shareholders, at the rate of (check one):
7% 10% 12% 22%
7 I want you to stop withholding federal income tax from my payment(s).
Your signature ▶ Date ▶
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see page 2. Cat. No. 22891V Form W-4V (Rev. 2-2018)
