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The California DE 4 form, officially known as the Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate, is a critical document for accurately determining the amount of state income tax to be withheld from an employee's wages in California. By completing this form, employees provide necessary personal and financial details to ensure their employer can withhold the correct amount of taxes, thereby reflecting the employee's tax obligations accurately. Filling out the California DE 4 form accurately is essential for all employees to avoid under or over-withholding of taxes.

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In navigating the complexities of personal income tax in California, understanding the Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate, commonly referred to as the DE 4 form, is crucial for both employees and employers. This form plays a pivotal role in determining the correct amount of state income tax to be withheld from an employee's paycheck, ensuring compliance with California tax law, and potentially avoiding under- or overpayment of taxes. Upon completion, individuals are required to provide personal identification and tax filing status, including considerations for married couples, heads of households, and specific exemptions under acts such as the Service Member Civil Relief Act. With provisions for regular and additional withholding allowances, as well as exemptions based on estimated deductions and income tax liability, the DE 4 form requires a careful assessment of one's financial and marital status, anticipated deductions, and potential non-wage income. Moreover, specific sections address those with multiple income sources, differentiating between single and dual income scenarios to avoid under-withholding. The guidelines set forth for filling out this form, such as the significance of determining the number of allowances or electing for exemption from withholding, underscore the importance of the DE 4 in personal finance management concerning state income tax. Attention to these details ensures that individuals can tailor their withholdings to closely match their tax obligations, potentially avoiding the need for adjustments during the tax filing season.

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EMPLOYEE’S WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE CERTIFICATE

Complete this form so that your employer can withhold the correct California state income tax from your paycheck.

Enter Personal Information
First, Middle, Last Name	Social Security Number

Address	Filing Status
City, State, and ZIP Code	SINGLE or MARRIED (with two or more incomes)
City, State, and ZIP Code	MARRIED (one income)
	HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD

1.	Use Worksheet A for Regular Withholding allowances. Use other worksheets on the following pages as applicable.
	1a.	Number of Regular Withholding Allowances (Worksheet A)	0
	1b.	Number of allowances from the Estimated Deductions (Worksheet B, if applicable.)	0
	1c.	Total Number of Allowances you are claiming	0
2.	Additional amount, if any, you want withheld each pay period (if employer agrees), (Worksheet C)
	OR
Exemption from Withholding
3. I claim exemption from withholding for 2021, and I certify I meet both of the conditions for exemption.				(Check box here)

4.I certify under penalty of perjury that I am not subject to California withholding. I meet the conditions set forth under the Service Member Civil Relief Act, as amended by the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act

and the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018.

(Check box here)

Under the penalties of perjury, I certify that the number of withholding allowances claimed on this certificate does not exceed the number to which I am entitled or, if claiming exemption from withholding, that I am entitled to claim the exempt status.

Employee’s Signature ____________________________________________________________

Date

Employer’s Section: Employer’s Name and Address

California Employer Payroll Tax Account Number

PURPOSE: This certificate, DE 4, is for California Personal Income Tax (PIT) withholding purposes only. The DE 4 is used to compute the amount of taxes to be withheld from your wages, by your employer, to accurately reflect your state tax withholding obligation.

Beginning January 1, 2020, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate (Form W-4) from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be used for federal income tax withholding only. You must file the state form Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate (DE 4) to determine the appropriate California Personal Income Tax (PIT) withholding.

If you do not provide your employer with a withholding certificate, the employer must use Single with Zero withholding allowance.

CHECK YOUR WITHHOLDING: After your DE 4 takes effect, compare the state income tax withheld with your estimated total annual tax. For state withholding, use the worksheets on this form.

EXEMPTION FROM WITHHOLDING: If you wish to claim exempt, complete the federal Form W-4 and the state DE 4. You may claim exempt from withholding California income tax if you meet both of the following conditions for exemption:

1.You did not owe any federal/state income tax last year, and

2.You do not expect to owe any federal/state income tax this year. The exemption is good for one year.

If you continue to qualify for the exempt filing status, a new DE 4 designating EXEMPT must be submitted by February 15 each year to continue your exemption. If you are not having federal/state income tax withheld this year but expect to have a tax liability next year, you are required to give your employer a new DE 4 by December 1.

Member Service Civil Relief Act: Under this act, as provided by the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act and the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018, you may be exempt from California income tax withholding on your wages if

(i)your spouse is a member of the armed forces present in California in compliance with military orders;

(ii)you are present in California solely to be with your spouse; and

(iii)you maintain your domicile in another state.

If you claim exemption under this act, check the box on Line 4. You may be required to provide proof of exemption upon request.

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The California Employer’s Guide (DE 44) (edd.ca.gov/pdf_pub_ctr/de44.pdf) provides the income tax withholding tables. This publication may be found by visiting Payroll Taxes - Forms and Publications (edd.ca.gov/Payroll_Taxes/Forms_and_ Publications.htm). To assist you in calculating your tax liability, please visit the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) (ftb.ca.gov).

If you need information on your last California Resident Income Tax Return (FTB Form 540), visit the FTB (ftb.ca.gov).

NOTIFICATION: The burden of proof rests with the employee to show the correct California income tax withholding. Pursuant to section 4340-1(e) of

Title 22, California Code of Regulations (CCR) (govt.westlaw. com/calregs/Search/Index), the FTB or the EDD may, by special direction in writing, require an employer to submit a Form W-4 or DE 4 when such forms are necessary for the administration of the withholding tax programs.

PENALTY: You may be fined $500 if you file, with no reasonable basis, a DE 4 that results in less tax being withheld than is properly allowable. In addition, criminal penalties apply for willfully supplying false or fraudulent information or failing to supply information requiring an increase in withholding. This is provided by section 13101 of the California Unemployment Insurance Code (leginfo.legislature. ca.gov/faces/codes.xhtml) and section 19176 of the Revenue and Taxation Code (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/ codes).xhtml).

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WORKSHEETS

INSTRUCTIONS — 1 — ALLOWANCES*

When determining your withholding allowances, you must consider your personal situation:

—Do you claim allowances for dependents or blindness?

—Will you itemize your deductions?

—Do you have more than one income coming into the household?

TWO-EARNERS/MULTIPLE INCOMES: When earnings are derived from more than one source, under-withholding may occur. If you have a working spouse or more than one job, it is best to check the box “SINGLE or MARRIED (with two or more incomes).” Figure the total number of allowances you are entitled to claim on all jobs using only one DE 4 form. Claim allowances with one employer.

Do not claim the same allowances with more than one employer. Your withholding will usually be most accurate when all allowances are claimed on the DE 4 filed for the highest paying job and zero allowances are claimed for the others.

MARRIED BUT NOT LIVING WITH YOUR SPOUSE: You may check the “Head of Household” marital status box if you meet all of the following tests:

(1)Your spouse will not live with you at any time during the year;

(2)You will furnish over half of the cost of maintaining a home for the entire year for yourself and your child or stepchild who qualifies as your dependent; and

(3)You will file a separate return for the year.

HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD: To qualify, you must be unmarried or legally separated from your spouse and pay more than 50% of the costs of maintaining a home for the entire year for yourself and your dependent(s) or other qualifying individuals. Cost of maintaining the home includes such items as rent, property insurance, property taxes, mortgage interest, repairs, utilities, and cost of food. It does not include the individual’s personal expenses or any amount which represents value of services performed by a member of the household of the taxpayer.

WORKSHEET A		REGULAR WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCES

(A)	Allowance for yourself — enter 1		(A)
(B)	Allowance for your spouse (if not separately claimed by your spouse) — enter 1		(B)
(C)	Allowance for blindness — yourself — enter 1		(C)
(D)	Allowance for blindness — your spouse (if not separately claimed by your spouse) — enter 1		(D)
(E)	Allowance(s) for dependent(s) — do not include yourself or your spouse		(E)
(F)	Total — add lines (A) through (E) above and enter on line 1a of the DE 4		(F)	0

INSTRUCTIONS — 2 — (OPTIONAL) ADDITIONAL WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCES

If you expect to itemize deductions on your California income tax return, you can claim additional withholding allowances. Use Worksheet B to determine whether your expected estimated deductions may entitle you to claim one or more additional withholding allowances. Use last year’s FTB Form 540 as a model to calculate this year’s withholding amounts.

Do not include deferred compensation, qualified pension payments, or flexible benefits, etc., that are deducted from your gross pay but are not taxed on this worksheet.

You may reduce the amount of tax withheld from your wages by claiming one additional withholding allowance for each $1,000, or fraction of $1,000, by which you expect your estimated deductions for the year to exceed your allowable standard deduction.

WORKSHEET B

ESTIMATED DEDUCTIONS

Use this worksheet only if you plan to itemize deductions, claim certain adjustments to income, or have a large amount of nonwage income not subject to withholding.

1.	Enter an estimate of your itemized deductions for California taxes for this tax year as listed in the schedules in the FTB Form 540		1.
2.	Enter $9,202 if married filing joint with two or more allowances, unmarried head of household, or qualifying widow(er)
	with dependent(s) or $4,601 if single or married filing separately, dual income married, or married with multiple employers	–	2.
3.	Subtract line 2 from line 1, enter difference	=	3.	0
4.	Enter an estimate of your adjustments to income (alimony payments, IRA deposits)	+	4.
5.	Add line 4 to line 3, enter sum	=	5.	0
6.	Enter an estimate of your nonwage income (dividends, interest income, alimony receipts)	–	6.
7.	If line 5 is greater than line 6 (if less, see below [go to line 9]);
	Subtract line 6 from line 5, enter difference	=	7.	0
8.	Divide the amount on line 7 by $1,000, round any fraction to the nearest whole number		8.	0
	enter this number on line 1b of the DE 4. Complete Worksheet C, if needed, otherwise stop here.
9.	If line 6 is greater than line 5;
	Enter amount from line 6 (nonwage income)		9.
10.	Enter amount from line 5 (deductions)		10.	0
11.	Subtract line 10 from line 9, enter difference. Then, complete Worksheet C.		11.	0

*Wages paid to registered domestic partners will be treated the same for state income tax purposes as wages paid to spouses for California PIT withholding and PIT wages. This law does not impact federal income tax law. A registered domestic partner means an individual partner in a domestic partner relationship within the meaning of section 297 of the Family Code. For more information, please call our Taxpayer Assistance Center at 1-888-745-3886.

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WORKSHEET C		ADDITIONAL TAX WITHHOLDING AND ESTIMATED TAX

1.	Enter estimate of total wages for tax year 2021.		1.
2.	Enter estimate of nonwage income (line 6 of Worksheet B).		2.
3.	Add line 1 and line 2. Enter sum.		3.	0
4.	Enter itemized deductions or standard deduction (line 1 or 2 of Worksheet B, whichever is largest).		4.
5.	Enter adjustments to income (line 4 of Worksheet B).		5.
6.	Add line 4 and line 5. Enter sum.		6.	0
7.	Subtract line 6 from line 3. Enter difference.		7.	0
8.	Figure your tax liability for the amount on line 7 by using the 2021 tax rate schedules below.		8.
9.	Enter personal exemptions (line F of Worksheet A x $136.40).		9.	0
10.	Subtract line 9 from line 8. Enter difference.		10.	0
11.	Enter any tax credits. (See FTB Form 540).		11.
12.	Subtract line 11 from line 10. Enter difference. This is your total tax liability.		12.	0

13.Calculate the tax withheld and estimated to be withheld during 2021. Contact your employer to request the amount that will be withheld on your wages based on the marital status and number of withholding allowances you will claim for 2021. Multiply the estimated amount to be withheld by the number of pay

	periods left in the year. Add the total to the amount already withheld for 2021.	13.
14.	Subtract line 13 from line 12. Enter difference. If this is less than zero, you do not need to have additional		0
	taxes withheld.	14.	0
15.	Divide line 14 by the number of pay periods remaining in the year. Enter this figure on line 2 of the DE 4.	15.

NOTE: Your employer is not required to withhold the additional amount requested on line 2 of your DE 4. If your employer does not agree to withhold the additional amount, you may increase your withholdings as much as possible by using the “single” status with “zero” allowances. If the amount withheld still results in an underpayment of state income taxes, you may need to file quarterly estimates on Form 540-ES with the FTB to avoid a penalty.

THESE TABLES ARE FOR CALCULATING WORKSHEET C AND FOR 2021 ONLY

SINGLE PERSONS, DUAL INCOME

MARRIED WITH MULTIPLE EMPLOYERS

IF THE TAXABLE INCOME IS		COMPUTED TAX IS

OVER	BUT NOT	OF AMOUNT OVER...		PLUS
	OVER
$0	$8,932	1.100%	$0	$0.00
$8,932	$21,175	2.200%	$8,932	$98.25
$21,175	$33,421	4.400%	$21,175	$367.60
$33,421	$46,394	6.600%	$33,421	$906.42
$46,394	$58,634	8.800%	$46,394	$1,762.64
$58,634	$299,508	10.230%	$58,634	$2,839.76
$299,508	$359,407	11.330%	$299,508	$27,481.17
$359,407	$599,012	12.430%	$359,407	$34,267.73
$599,012	$1,000,000	13.530%	$599,012	$64,050.63
$1,000,000	and over	14.630%	$1,000,000	$118,304.31

UNMARRIED HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD

IF THE TAXABLE INCOME IS		COMPUTED TAX IS

OVER	BUT NOT	OF AMOUNT OVER...		PLUS
	OVER
$0	$17,876	1.100%	$0	$0.00
$17,876	$42,353	2.200%	$17,876	$196.64
$42,353	$54,597	4.400%	$42,353	$735.13
$54,597	$67,569	6.600%	$54,597	$1,273.87
$67,569	$79,812	8.800%	$67,569	$2,130.02
$79,812	$407,329	10.230%	$79,812	$3,207.40
$407,329	$488,796	11.330%	$407,329	$36,712.39
$488,796	$814,658	12.430%	$488,796	$45,942.60
$814,658	$1,000,000	13.530%	$814,658	$86,447.25
$1,000,000	and over	14.630%	$1,000,000	$111,524.02

MARRIED PERSONS

IF THE TAXABLE INCOME IS		COMPUTED TAX IS

OVER	BUT NOT	OF AMOUNT OVER...		PLUS
	OVER
$0	$17,864	1.100%	$0	$0.00
$17,864	$42,350	2.200%	$17,864	$196.50
$42,350	$66,842	4.400%	$42,350	$735.19
$66,842	$92,788	6.600%	$66,842	$1,812.84
$92,788	$117,268	8.800%	$92,788	$3,525.28
$117,268	$599,016	10.230%	$117,268	$5,679.52
$599,016	$718,814	11.330%	$599,016	$54,962.34
$718,814	$1,000,000	12.430%	$718,814	$68,535.45
$1,000,000	$1,198,024	13.530%	$1,000,000	$103,486.87
$1,198,024	and over	14.630%	$1,198,024	$130,279.52

If you need information on your last California Resident Income Tax Return, FTB Form 540, visit (FTB) (ftb.ca.gov).

The DE 4 information is collected for purposes of administering the PIT law and under the authority of Title 22, CCR, section 4340-1, and the California Revenue and Taxation Code, including section 18624. The Information Practices Act of 1977 requires that individuals be notified of how information they provide may be used. Further information is contained in the instructions that came with your last California resident income tax return.

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