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Six short questions
Two choices followed by name, SSN, address and an optional claim number.
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United States federal statewide
Choose voluntary withholding for your benefits or other eligible payments.
Ask your payer to start, change or stop federal income tax withholding from an eligible payment. Download the official PDF, then sign and send it to your payer.
Your payment type and chosen withholding rate, or a request to stop
Your name, SSN, home address and claim number if any
Your payer's instructions for delivery
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Two choices followed by name, SSN, address and an optional claim number.
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 3
Strategic Brief
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Your payment type and chosen withholding rate, or a request to stop
Your name, SSN, home address and claim number if any
Your payer's instructions for delivery
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Agency
Internal Revenue Service
Form identifier
W-4V
Estimated time
Six short questions
Revision
Rev. January 2026
Verified
Sep 2026
Jurisdiction
United States federal statewide
PDF source
From the issuer: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4v.pdf
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