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Internal Revenue Service · Rev. January 2026

Form W-4V

Voluntary Withholding Request

Ask for federal income tax to be withheld from Social Security, unemployment and certain other government payments.

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  • The IRS's own file, unchanged (Rev. January 2026)
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Who fills it in

Someone receiving Social Security benefits, unemployment compensation or certain other government payments fills it in and gives it to the agency that pays them. It does not go to the IRS.

About the file

Agency
Internal Revenue Service
Revision
Rev. January 2026
Pages
Page 1 is the form. Page 2 is the IRS's privacy and paperwork notice.
Size
2 pages, 70 KB, 14 fillable fields
Checked
Compared with the agency's copy on October 3, 2026

Where it comes from

Copied unchanged from the IRS's website. For the latest version, the instructions and where to send it, see the agency's own page.

Make Creati is not part of, or endorsed by, the Internal Revenue Service or any other government agency. This form is free from the IRS too. Nothing here is tax, legal or immigration advice.

Form W-4V, page 1