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You are a withholding agent if you are a U.S. or foreign person that has control, receipt, custody, disposal, or payment of any item of income of a foreign person that is subject to withholding. ... Generally, the U.S. person who pays an amount subject to NRA withholding is the person responsible for withholding.

A withholding agent is any person or entity with the control, receipt, custody, disposal, or payment of California source income. We also refer to withholding agents as payers. 6. ... A payee may also include vendors that provide services to the payer. 7.

You may claim exempt from withholding California income tax if you did not owe any federal income tax last year and you do not expect to owe any federal income tax this year. The exemption is good for one year.

Tax withheld on California source income is reported to the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) using Form 592, Resident and Nonresident Withholding Statement. Form 592 includes a Schedule of Payees section, on Side 2, that requires the withholding agent to identify the payees, the income amounts, and the withholding amounts.

2020 Withholding Exemption Certificate. CALIFORNIA FORM. 590. The payee completes this form and submits it to the withholding agent. The withholding agent keeps this form with their records.

California Nonresident Withholding Non-wage payments to nonresidents of California are subject to 7% state income tax withholding if the total payments during a calendar year exceed $1,500. California nonresidents include: Individuals who are not residents of California.

Your payer must take 7% from your California income. Backup withholding: Replaces all other types of withholding. Cannot be reduced or waived.

Purpose. Use Form 593, Real Estate Withholding Statement to: Certify the seller/transferor qualifies for a full, partial, or no withholding exemption. Estimate the amount of the seller's/transferor's loss or zero gain for withholding purposes and to calculate an alternative withholding calculation amount.

Purpose. Use Form 587, Nonresident Withholding Allocation Worksheet, to determine if withholding is required and the amount of California source income subject to withholding. ... The payee is a resident of California or is a non-grantor trust that has at least one California resident trustee.