What happens if an employee does not complete their W-4?
Form W-4 (Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate) communicates the taxable withholding status and number of allowances an employee wishes to claim for payroll tax purposes. All employees must complete this form so that the correct amount of Federal Taxes can be withheld. If no form is submitted, then the employee defaults to Single status with zero allowances, which results in the highest tax withholding.
