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District of Columbia State Income Tax Information

State Abbreviation:

DC

State Tax Withholding State Code:

11

Acceptable Exemption Form:

D-4

Basis For Withholding:

State Exemptions

Acceptable Exemption Data:

S, M, H, N/Number of Exemptions

TSP Deferred:

Yes

Special Coding:

Determine the Total Number Of Allowances field as follows:
First Position - S = Single; M = Married, Filing Jointly; N = Married, Filing Separately; H = Head of Household
Second and Third Positions - Enter the total number of allowances claimed. If less than 10, precede with a zero.

Additional Information:

None

Withholding Formula (Effective Pay Period 7, 2007)
  1. Subtract the biweekly Thrift Savings Plan contribution from the gross biweekly wages.

  2. Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Federal Health Benefits Plan payment(s) (includes dental and vision insurance program, and flexible spending account - health care and dependent care deductions) from the amount computed in step 1.

  3. Add the taxable biweekly fringe benefits (taxable life insurance, etc.) to the amount computed in step 2 to obtain the adjusted gross biweekly wages.

  4. Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages by 26 to obtain the annual wages.

  5. Determine the dependent allowance by applying the following guideline and subtract this amount from the annual wages to compute the taxable income.

    6. Dependent Allowance = $1,500 x Number of Dependents

  6. Apply the taxable income computed in step 5 to the following table to determine the District of Columbia tax withholding.

    7. Tax Withholding Table
    Single or Married (Filing Jointly)
    or
    Head of Household


    If the Amount of
    Taxable Income Is:

    The Amount of
    District of Columbia
    Tax Withholding Should Be:


    Over:

    But Not
    Over:

    Of Excess
    Over:

    $ 0
    $ 2,500
    $       0
    plus
    0.0%
    $ 0
    2,500
    10,000
             0
    plus
    4.0%
    2,500
    10,000
    40,000
     300.00
    plus
    6.0%
    10,000
    40,000
    and over
    2,100.00
    plus
    8.5%
    40,000


    Married
    (Filing Separately)

    If the Amount of
    Taxable Income Is:

    The Amount of District of Columbia
    Tax Withholding Should Be:


    Over:

    But Not
    Over:

    Of Excess
    Over:

    $ 0
    $ 1,250
    $        0
    plus
    0.0%
    $ 0
    1,250
    10,000
              0
    plus
    4.0%
    1,250
    10,000
    40,000
       350.00
    plus
    6.0%
    10,000
    40,000
    and over
    2,150.00
    plus
    8.5%
    40,000

  7. Divide the annual District of Columbia tax withholding by 26 and round to the nearest dollar to obtain the biweekly District of Columbia tax withholding.