(REV. 3/2014)

FORMA4

ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
50 North Ripley Street  •  Montgomery, AL 36104  •  InfoLine (334) 242-1300
www.revenue.alabama.gov
Employee’s Withholding Tax Exemption Certificate
Every employee, on or before the date of commencement of employment, shall furnish his or her employer with a signed Alabama with-
holding exemption certificate relating to the number of withholding exemptions which he or she claims, which in no event shall exceed the
number to which the employee is entitled. In the event the employee inflates the number of exemptions allowed by this Chapter on Form
A4, the employee shall pay a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for such action pursuant to Section 40-29-75.

Part I – To be completed by the employee

EMPLOYEE NAME                                                                                                                                                                                                                       EMPLOYEE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

STREET ADDRESS                                                                                                                                             CITY                                                                       STATE                  ZIP CODE

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR WITHHOLDING EXEMPTIONS

1.  If you claim no personal exemption for yourself and wish to withhold at the highest rate, write the figure “0”, 

sign and date Form A4 and file it with your employer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.  If you are SINGLE or MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY, a $1,500 personal exemption is allowed. 

Write the letter “S” if claiming the SINGLE exemption or “MS” if claiming the MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY exemption . . . . . . .

3.  If you are MARRIED or SINGLE CLAIMING HEAD OF FAMILY, a $3,000 personal exemption is allowed. 

Write the letter “M” if you are claiming an exemption for both yourself and your spouse or “H” if you are 

single with qualifying dependents and are claiming the HEAD OF FAMILY exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.  Number of dependents (other than spouse) that you will provide more than one-half of the support for during 

the year. See dependent qualification below. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.  Additional amount, if any, you want deducted each pay period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
6.  This line to be completed by your employer: Total exemptions (example: employee claims “M” on line 3 and 

“2” on line 4. Employer should use column M-2 (married with 2 dependents) in the withholding tables) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Under penalties of perjury, I certify that I have examined this certificate and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and
complete. 

Employee’s Signature _________________________________________________________  Date __________________________

Part II – To be completed by the employer

EMPLOYER NAME                                                                                                                                                                                                                      EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN)

ADDRESS                                                                                                                                                            CITY                                                                       STATE                  ZIP CODE

Employers are required to keep this certificate on file. If the employee is believed to have claimed more exemption than legally entitled or
claims 8 or more dependent exemptions, the employer should contact the Department at the following address or phone number for ver-
ification:  Alabama Department of Revenue, Withholding Tax Section, P.O. Box 327480, Montgomery, AL 36132-7480, by phone at (334)
242-1300, or by fax at (334) 242-0112.  If the employee does not qualify for the exemptions claimed upon verification, the employer is re-
quired to withhold at the highest rate until the employee submits a corrected Form A4 reflecting the proper exemption they are entitled to
claim. 

DEPENDENTS:  To qualify as your dependent (Line 4 above), a person must receive more than one-half of his or her support from you
for the year and must be related to you as follows:

Your son or daughter (including legally adopted children), grandchild, stepson, stepdaughter, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law;
Your father, mother, grandparent, stepfather, stepmother, father-in-law, or mother-in-law;
Your brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law;
Your uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece (but only if related by blood).

THIS FORM MAY BE REPRODUCED