Delaware Division of Revenue Form Instructions

Form DE-W4 — Delaware Employee Withholding Allowance Certificate

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EMPLOYEE'S WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE CERTIFICATE

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1. FIRST NAME AND MIDDLE INITIALLAST NAME2. TAXPAYER ID
HOME ADDRESS (NUMBER AND STREET OR RURAL ROUTE)3. MARITAL STATUS
Single Married
CITY OR TOWNSTATEZIP CODE
4 Total number of dependents you can claim on your return 5 Additional amount, if any, you want withheld from each paycheck

# WORKSHEET

Enter "1" for Yourself (2 if 60 years old or older) if no one else claims you as a dependent A A Enter "1" for your Spouse (2 if 60 years old or older) if no one else claims your spouse as a dependent B B

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AEnter “1” for Yourself (2 if 60 years old or older) if no one else claims you as a dependentA
BEnter “1” for your Spouse (2 if 60 years old or older) if no one else claims your spouse as a dependentB
CEnter number of dependents other than your spouse that you will claimC
DEnter “1” if you qualify to take a child/dependent care credit for one child or dependent and “2” if you qualify to take the credit for two or moreD
EEnter “1” if you are 65 or over OR blind. Enter “2” if you are both 65 or over AND blind.E
FEnter “1” if your spouse is 65 or older OR blind. Enter “2” if your spouse is 65 or older AND blind.F
GAdd Line A through Line FG
F G If you plan to itemize, or you receive non-wage income, or you can claim other deductions and wish to adjust your withholding, continue with the following Section H. Otherwise, STOP HERE and enter the number from Line G onto the Delaware Form W-4.
NOTE: Use this section only if you plan to itemize, claim other deductions, or have non-wage income. If computing this section on Married Filing Separate or Combined Separate status, include only the amount of itemized deductions that may be claimed on your separate return.

# DEDUCTIONS AND INCOME ADJUSTMENTS H

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HDEDUCTIONS AND INCOME ADJUSTMENTS
1Enter an estimate of your itemized deductions for the current year, i.e. home mortgage interest, real estate and other taxes (excluding state income tax paid) limited to $10,000, charitable contributions, medical expenses in excess of 10% of adjusted gross income, and miscellaneous deductions (most miscellaneous deductions are now deductible only in excess of 2% of your adjusted gross income).
1
2Delaware Standard Deduction of $3,25023250
3 4Subtract Line 2 from Line 1. If less than zero, enter 0. Enter an estimate of your adjustments to income for the current year including alimony paid, IRA contributions, the pension exclusion and the exclusion for certain persons over 60 years old or disabled3
4
5 6 7Add Lines 3 and 4 Enter an estimate of your non-wage income for the current year. Subtract Line 6 from Line 55 6 7
8Divide the amount on Line 7 by $2,000.8
9Enter the number from Line G above9
10Add Lines 8 and 9. Report this number of allowances to your employer on Delaware Form W-4.10

# SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS I

If the total on Line 10 is less than zero you may need additional withholding as a result of non-wage income to avoid owing tax on your income tax return. You can calculate the amount of additional withholding as follows:
Multiply number on Line 10 by $110;
Divide the result by the number of pay periods during the year (e.g., if you are paid monthly, divide by 12); The result is the additional amount of withholding required per pay.
DFXXX21029999V1
EXAMPLE: Total on Line 10 is "-2" and you are paid once a month.
You should notify your employer on a Delaware Form W-4 that your withholding allowance should be "0" and an additional $18.33 per pay should be withheld for the current year
(1) Line H = 2 x $110 = $220.00
(2) Number of pay periods = $220.00/12 = $18.33

NON- RESIDENT WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE(S) COMPUTATION
Enter "1" for Yourself (2 if 60 years old or older) if no one else claims you as a dependent A A Enter "1" for your Spouse (2 if 60 years old or older) if no one else claims your spouse as a dependent B C Enter number of dependents other than your spouse that you will claim Add Lines A through C D

# INCOME AND ADJUSTMENTS

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INCOME AND ADJUSTMENTSColumn AColumn B
TOTALDELAWARE SOURCE
1Wages1
2Non-wage Income (Net of Losses - See Instructions)2
3 4aTotal Income (Add Line 1 and Line 2) Federal Adjustments to Income (See Instructions)3 4a
4b 4cDelaware Adjustments to Income (See Instructions) Total Adjustments to Income (Add Line 4a and Line 4b)4b 4c
5 6Adjusted Gross Income (Subtract Line 4c from Line 3) PRORATION DECIMAL (Line 5: Column B ÷ Column A )5 6

# DEDUCTIONS

7 Deductions (Higher of Standard or Itemized - See Instructions) 8 Estimated Taxable Income (Subtract Line 7 from Line 5, Column A) 9 Gross Tax Liability (Computed using Line 8 - See Example Below) 10 Personal Credits (Multiply Line D by $110) 11 Net Liability before Proration (Subtract Line 10 from Line 9) 12 Proration Decimal (Enter from Line 6) 13 Estimated Tax Liability (Multiply Line 11 by Line 12) 14 Number of Pay Periods (From Employer or See Instructions) 15 Withholding per Pay Period (Divide Line 13 by Line 14)

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Tax Table
Taxable Income BetweenPayPlusOn Amounts Over
$0 - 2,0000.000.00%0
2,001 - 5,0010.002.20%2,000
5,001 - 10,00166.003.90%5,000
10,001 - 20,001261.004.80%10,000
20,001 - 25,001741.005.20%20,000
25,001 - 60,0011,041.005.55%25,000
60,001 & over2,943.506.60%60,000
DFXXX21039999V1 B C D 4a 4b 4c
EXAMPLE OF GROSS TAX LIABILITY CALCULATION:
If your Estimated Taxable Income, (Line 8) is $12,000:
PAY: $261.00 + {(12,000 - 10,000) x 0.048} = $261.00 + (2,000 x 0.048) = $261.00 + 96.00 = $357.00

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