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Withholding Certificate  \u003Cbr>Complete Form W-4 so that your employer can withhold the correct federal income tax from your pay.  \u003Cbr>Give Form W-4 to your employer.  \u003Cbr>Your withholding is subject to review by the IRS.   |  |  | OMB No.1545-0074   |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  | 2025   |\n| Step 1:  \u003Cbr>Enter  \u003Cbr>Personal  \u003Cbr>Information   | (a)First name and middle initial   |  | Last name   | (b)Social security number   |  |\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)  \u003Cbr>□Single or Married filing separately  \u003Cbr>Married filing jointly or Qualifying surviving spouse  \u003Cbr>Head of household (Check only f youre unmaried and pay more than half the costs of keeping up a home for yourself and a qualifying individual)   |  |  |  |  |\n\nTIP:Consider using the estimator at www.irsgov/W4App to determine the most accurate withholding for the rest of the yearif:youare 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 (b)if pay at the lower paying job is more than half of the pay at thehigher paying job.Otherwise,(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 witholding will  \n\n| be most accurate i   | f you complete Steps 3-4(b)on the Form W-4 for the highest paying job.)   |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Step 3:   | If your total income will be $200,000 or less($400,000 or less if married 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