Kim Kim & Co., CPAs, P.C.

New Employee Data Form Helps

Social Security Number If the number starts with 9, it is not a Social Security Number and will be rejected by the government's payroll reporting system. Number starting with 9 is likely to be an ITIN (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number) that can be used for personal income tax reporting purposes but not for employment/payroll reporting.
Marital Status If employee is married and spouse is also working, taxes might have to be withheld at SINGLE tax rate. Please have your employee discuss the matter with his/her personal income tax preparer.
Number of Exemption Usually this number is the number of exemptions on personal income tax form 1040. Single person with no dependent would use 1. For married person with non-working spouse and 1 child would usually use 3. For further information, refer to Form W-4 or have your employee discuss the matter with his/her personal income tax preparer.
NYC Residency If you are an employer within New York City, please let us know if employee is a New York City resident or not. If employee's NYC residency status is not provided and you are a NYC business, NYC resident income tax will be automatically withheld.