Exemption from withholding An employee can also use Form W-4 to tell you not to withhold any federal income tax. To qualify for this exempt status, the employee must have had no tax liability for the previous year and must expect to have no tax liability for the current year.
In general, if a person expects to have no tax liability, claiming exempt from federal withholding is usually a good idea. For an individual who can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's income tax return, this generally means the person's earned income is less than $12,400 during the year.
Ing to the IRS Tax Topic 751 on withholding, to claim exempt, you must have had no federal income tax liability last year and expect to have no federal income tax liability this year.
Basically -- you cannot completely stop your employer from withholding ALL taxes. You can usually REDUCE the amount that is withheld, by filling out a brief simple one page form that you have already filled out (a W-4 form ) and handing it to your boss. But, you cannot reduce that amount to zero...
You can claim either 0 or 1 on your W-4. It won't create problems with the IRS, it will just determine how much you'll get back on your tax return next year. If you claim 0, you will get less back on paychecks and more back on your tax refund.
Provide the Demand for Tax Exemption Purpose or reason for requesting tax exempt status. Desired outcome or result of this request. Specific requirements or details for the Demand for Tax Exemption.
If an employee qualifies for exemption from withholding, the employee can use Form W-4 to tell the employer not to deduct any federal income tax from wages. This applies only to income tax, not to Social Security or Medicare tax.
Click to view an example of a copy of a determination letter. The IRS determination letter notifies a nonprofit organization that its application for federal tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) has been approved. This is an exciting day for an emerging nonprofit!
How can I get a copy of my organization's exemption letter? You can download copies of determination letters (issued January 1, 2014 and later) using our on-line search tool Tax Exempt Organization Search (TEOS).