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Certificate OMB No.1545-0074 Complete Form W-4 so that your employer can withold the correct federal income tax from your pay.  \nDepartment ofthe TreasuyGive Form W-4 to your employer.2026  \nYour withholding is subject to review by the IS.  \n\n| Step 1:  \u003Cbr>Enter  \u003Cbr>Personal  \u003Cbr>Information   | (a)First name and middle initial   | Last name   | (b)Social security number   |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | Address   |  | Does your name match the  \u003Cbr>name on your social security  \u003Cbr>card?If not,to ensure you get  \u003Cbr>credit for your earnings,  \u003Cbr>contact SSA at 800-772-1213  \u003Cbr>or go to www.ssa.gov.   |\n|  | City or town,state,and ZIP code   |  |  |\n|  | (c)□Single or Maried filing separately  \u003Cbr>Married filing iointly or Qualifying surviving spous  \u003Cbr>Head of household (Check only if you're unmarrie and pay more thanhalf the coss of keeping uD a home for yourself and a aualifvina individual   |  |  |\n|  | Caution:To claim certain credits or deductions on your tax return,you (and/or your spouse if married filing jointly)are required to have a social securit  \u003Cbr>number valid for employment.See page 2 for more information.   |  |  |\n\nTIP:Consider using the estimator at www.irs.gov/W4App to determine the most accurate withholding for the rest of the year if you  \nare completing this form after the beginning of the year;expect to work only part of the year;or have changes during the year in yourmarital status,number of jobs for you (and/or your spouse if married filing jointly),dependents,other income (not from jobs),deductions,or credits.Have your most recent pay stub(s)from this year available when using the estimator.At the beginning of nextyear,use the estimator again to recheck your withholding.  \nComplete Steps 2-4 ONLY if they apply to you;otherwise,skip to Step 5.See page 2 for more information on each step,who canclaim exemption from withholding,and when to use the estimator at www.irs.gov/W4App.  \nComplete this step if you(1)hold more than one job at a time,or(2)are married filing jointly and your spousealso works.The correct amount of withholding depends on income earned from all of these jobs.  \nDo only one of the following.  \n(a)Use the estimator at www.irs.gov/W4App for the most accurate withholding for this step(and Steps 3-4).If  \nyou or your spouse have self-employment income,use this option;or  \n(b)Use the Multiple Jobs Worksheet on page 3 and enter the result in Step 4(c)below;or  \n(c)If there are only two jobs total,you may check this box.Do the same on Form W-4 for the other job.Thisoption is generally more accurate than Step 2(b)if pay at the lower paying job is more than half of the pay atthe higher paying job.Otherwise,Step 2(b)is more accurate ...·...........□  \nComplete Steps 3-4(b)on Form W-4 for only ONE of these jobs.Leave those steps blank for the other jobs.(Your withholding wil  \n\n| be most accurate if you complete Steps 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