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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello, Chris Cox here from Oregon Department of Revenue, I wanted to give some answers to some common questions I have been getting towards the changes for the W-4 in 2020.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Question. Do we need to have all employee’s complete a new W-4 for 2020 for the Fed’s and/or Oregon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">Answer. No, the Fed’s and Oregon is not requiring current employee’s happy with their withholding to complete a new form. A current employee wanting to change their W-4 or a new employee filing out the W-4 needs
to complete both the Federal W-4 and Oregon W-4.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">Question. When do we need to set someone to the default 8 % withholding for Oregon.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Answer. When a current employee or new employee complete the Federal W-4 for 2020 and does not complete the Oregon 2020 form or has a 2019 Oregon W-4 on file that is when you need to set their withholding at
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">Question. Withholding exemption claims expire February 15 of the following year. Does that mean everyone has to complete a new W-4 every year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Answer. No, Not everyone have to complete a new form every year. Only those that complete a W-4 and claim exempt from withholding.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">I hope this clarifies my first email.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have any questions please email
<a href="mailto:chris.cox@oregon.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">chris.cox@oregon.gov</span></a> or call 503-509-5188.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you Chris Cox.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Chris Cox<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Outreach Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">503-509-5188<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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