W-4 – Guidelines for Completing the W-4

Use black or blue ink

  • Choose the form for the State you will be living in during your clerkship.  There are separate forms for:
    • Maryland, DC, and West Virginia
    • If you reside in Pennsylvania or Virginia you still use the Maryland form, but in Section 3, complete question 4
  • On the W-4 Form complete the following and write legibly.
    • Section 1 – Payroll System – RG – Regular
      • Agency Code: 220100
      • Employing Agency: State of Maryland – Judiciary
      • SS Number
      • Name
      • Address (Important: your payroll checks will be mailed to this address, until your direct deposit takes effect)
      • County of Residence: Please enter your county as the default will be Harford County, which has the highest tax rates.
    • Section 2 – Federal Taxes – Complete line 3; and then either line 5 or line 7
    • Section 3 – State Taxes -- Marital status and then line 1, or 3, or 4, or 5
      • Line 4 is only for law clerks who will reside in Pennsylvania or Virginia during their clerkship (check the box and then certify with “exempt” on line 4)
    • Section 4 – Sign and date the form

If you make an error, you may cross through it and enter the correct information; however, you must initial the correction. No white out is allowed on the form.

**HR cannot provide any tax information.  If you have questions, please seek outside professional tax assistance.

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