EmpowHR: Section 8 - ESS

Additional Withholding

You may authorize an amount to be withheld from your salary each pay period in addition to the amount automatically withheld in accordance with the income tax formula. Most exemption certificates allow for additional withholding. This dollar amount is entered in the Additional Withholding Amount field of the applicable income tax certificate page.

This section shows the process of establishing or changing an employee’s State income tax withholding code or an additional withholding amount and establishing or canceling a certificate of non-residence and claiming total exemptions from withholding, if permitted by the State.

Before beginning, the following information is needed: (refer to the State tax withholding certificated completed by the employee.)

• State tax withholding code
• Total number of allowances
• Additional withholding amount (for California, Illinois, Michigan, Virginia, and Puerto Rico only)
• Additional exemptions claimed (for Puerto Rico only)
• Personal exemptions claimed
• Public or private employee