When an employer receives a Form 668-W (Notice of Levy on Wages, Salary, and Other Income), they must determine the amount of the employee ' s pay that is exempt from the levy using the tables provided in IRS Publication 1494 . The exempt amount is based on the employee ' s filing status and number of exemptions, which the employee provides on a Statement of Exemptions and Filing Status. The employer is required to recalculate the exempt amount if the employee submits a new Statement of Exemptions and Filing Status (Option C), usually due to a life event like marriage or a new dependent. While the IRS updates Publication 1494 annually to reflect changes in the standard deduction, the employer only applies these new annual tables when the IRS issues them, not simply because it is January 1.
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