Dctaxform PDF
Dctaxform PDF
Dctaxform PDF
Government of the
District of Columbia Year Allowance Certificate
Signature Under penalties of law, I declare that I have completed this certificate and, to the best of my knowledge, it is correct.
Employer Keep this certificate with your records. If 10 or more exemptions are claimed or if you suspect this certificate contains false information
please send a copy to: Office of Tax and Revenue, 941 North Capitol St., NE, Washington, DC 20002-4259 Attn: Compliance Administration
# Detach and give the top portion to your employer. Keep the bottom portion for your records.
Government of the
District of Columbia
D-4 Employee Withholding Allowance Worksheet
g Enter 1 if married/registered domestic partners filing jointly and your spouse/registered domestic partner is 65 or over and g
h Enter 1 if married/registered domestic partners filing jointly and your spouse/registered domestic partner is blind h
i Number of allowances Add Lines a through h and enter on Line 2 of the certificate. If you want to claim additional withholding i
allowances, complete section B below.
k Enter $2,000 if married/registered domestic partners filing separately; all others enter $4,000 k
l Subtract k from j l
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Who must file a Form D-4? How many withholding allowances should you claim?
Every new employee who resides in DC and is required to have Use the worksheet on the front of this form to figure the number
DC taxes withheld, must fill out Form D-4 and file it with his/her of withholding allowances you should claim. If you want less
employer. money withheld from your paycheck, you may claim additional
allowances by completing Section B of the worksheet, Lines j through
If you are not liable for DC taxes because you are a nonresident you o. However, if you claim too many allowances, you may owe additional
must file Form D-4A. Certificate of Nonresidence in the District of taxes at the end of the year.
Columbia, with your employer.
Should I have an additional amount deducted from my pay-
When should you file? check?
File Form D-4 whenever you start new employment. Once filed with In some instances, even if you claim zero withholding allowances,
your employer, it will remain in effect until you file an amended you may not have enough tax withheld. You may, upon agreement
certificate. You may file a new withholding allowance certificate with your employer, have more tax withheld by entering on Line 3,
any time the number of withholding allowances you are entitled to a dollar amount of your choosing.
increases. You must file a new certificate within 10 days if the number
of withholding allowances you claimed decreases. What to file
After completing Form D-4, detach the top portion and file it with
your employer. Keep the bottom portion for your records.