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How to file
Completing the worksheet for the Employee Withholding Agreement
Complete both the WT-4A worksheet and the withholding agreement.
Line 2. Refer to the Wisconsin income reported on line 13 of Form 1, line 12
Provide one copy of the worksheet and the withholding agreement to your
of Form 1A, line 1 of Form WI-Z or line 32 of Form 1NPR of your Wisconsin
employer. Mail another copy to the Department of Revenue within 10 days
income tax return. Your 2017 Wisconsin estimated income should be
after the WT-4A is filed with your employer.
computed in the same manner as you computed your 2016 Wisconsin
income, taking into account any changes you expect to occur in 2017.
If you do not send a copy of Form WT-4A (including the worksheet) to the
department within 10 days, the law provides for a $10 penalty to be imposed
Line 3. Your exemptions are $700 for yourself, $700 for your spouse if
against you.
filing a joint return, and $700 for each dependent. Add $250 to the total if
you are 65 years of age or over and, add $250 if your spouse is 65 years
Expiration date of Form WT-4A
of age or over. (Exception: If you are claimed as a dependent on someone
else's return, you do not qualify for an exemption.) Nonresidents and
Form WT-4A will expire on April 30, 2018 for 2017 calendar year filers.
part-year residents prorate the standard deduction as follows: (1) Figure
Calen dar year filers should place an “X” in the April 30, 2018 box on
your standard deduction using your federal adjusted gross income instead
Form WT-4A. For fiscal year filers, the agreement will expire on the last
of your Wisconsin income, and (2) prorate using the ratio of Wisconsin
day of the fourth month following the close of their fiscal year. Fiscal year
income to federal adjusted gross income. Exemptions must also be prorated
filers should enter the appropriate expiration date in the space provided on
Form WT-4A and place an “X” in the box.
using the same ratio.
Line 6. Refer to a 2016 Wisconsin Form 1, Form 1A, Form WI-Z, or
How to amend your agreement
Form 1NPR.
If you have already filed Form WT-4A and you have a substantial increase
or decrease in your 2017 estimated tax liability, you should fill out a new
Where to get forms and assistance
Form WT-4A. Write the word “AMENDED” at the top of the new form. File one
You may obtain additional forms and assistance in preparing Form WT-4A
copy of the amended Form WT-4A with your employer and mail one copy to
at the following Department of Revenue offices:
the Department of Revenue within 10 days after it is filed with your employer.
– 265 W Northland Avenue
Appleton
• (920) 832-2727
Revocation and penalties
If the department determines that the amount to be withheld per the
Eau Claire – State Office Bldg, 718 W Clairemont Ave
Employee Withholding Agreement, Form WT-4A, is insufficient, the depart-
• (715) 836-2811
ment may void the agreement by notification to the employer and employee.
– 2135 Rimrock Road
Madison
If an employee enters into an agreement with the intent to defeat or evade
• (608) 266-2486
the proper withholding of tax, the employee will be subject to a penalty
Milwaukee – State Office Bldg, 819 N 6th St, Rm 408
equal to the difference between the amount required to be withheld and the
• (414) 227-4000
amount act ually withheld for the period that the agreement was in effect. Any
Other offices open on a limited schedule are Green Bay and Wausau.
employee who willfully supplies an employer with false or fraudulent informa-
tion regard ing an Employee Withholding Agreement with the intent to defeat
or evade the proper withholding of tax may be imprisoned not more than
6 months, or fined not more than $500 plus the cost of prosecution, or both.
2017 Standard Deduction
2017 Tax Rate Schedules for Full-Year Residents*
Schedule A
Schedule for Single Taxpayers
– Single, Head of Household, Estates and Trusts
If Wisconsin income is:
The 2017 Standard
If taxable income is:
The 2017
Deduction is:
Gross Tax is:
but
of the
but
of the
over –
not over –
amount over –
over –
not over –
amount over –
$
$
14,959
$ 10,380
$
$
11,230
$
4.00% ...... $
0
830
0
30
0
14,959
101,460
10,380 less 12% .......$ 14,960
11,230
22,470
449.20 + 5.84% ............11,230
101,460 or over
0
22,470
247,350
1,105.62 + 6.27% ........... 22,470
247,350 or over
15,205.59 + 7.65% ......... 247,350
Schedule for Head of Household
If Wisconsin income is:
The 2017 Standard
Schedule B
– Married Filing Jointly
Deduction is:
but
of the
If taxable income is:
The 2017
over –
not over –
amount over –
Gross Tax is:
but
of the
$
$
14,959
$ 13,400
50
30
over –
not over –
amount over –
14,959
43,681
13,400 less 22.515% $ 14,960
$50
$
14,980
$
4.00%........$
830
0
43,681
101,460
10,380 less 12% ..........14,960
14,980
29,960
599.20 + 5.84%.............14,980
101,460 or over
0
29,960
329,810
1,474.03 + 6.27%.............29,960
329,810 or over
20,274.63 + 7.65%...........329,810
Schedule for Married Filing Jointly
If Wisconsin income is:
The 2017 Standard
Schedule C
– Married Filing Separately
Deduction is:
but
of the
If taxable income is:
The 2017
over –
not over –
amount over –
Gross Tax is:
but
of the
$
$
21,589
$ 19,210
50
30
over –
not over –
amount over –
21,589
118,718
19,210 less 19.778% $ 21,590
$50
$
7,490
$
4.00%........$
830
0
118,718 or over
0
7,490
14,980
299.60 + 5.84%...............7,490
Schedule for Married Filing Separately
14,980
164,900
737.02 + 6.27%.............14,980
If Wisconsin income is:
The 2017 Standard
164,900 or over
10,137.00 + 7.65%...........164,900
Deduction is:
but
of the
over –
not over –
amount over –
*Nonresidents and part-year residents must prorate the tax brackets
$50
$ 10,249
$
9,130
830
(amounts appearing in the first two columns of the 2017 Tax Rate Schedules)
10,249
56,412
9,130 less 19.778% $ 10,250
based on the ratio of their Wisconsin income to their federal adjusted gross
income. For example, for a single individual the tax brackets are $11,230,
56,412 or over
0
$11,240, and $224,880. Assuming the individual has a ratio of 20%, the first
$2,246 ($11,230 x .20) is taxed at 4%, the next $2,248 ($11,240 x .20) is taxed
at 5.84%, and the next $44,976 ($224,880 x .20) is taxed at 6.27%. Taxable
income over $49,470 is taxed at 7.65%.
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