Is the W4 form submitted to the IRS?

The W-4 form is used by employees to indicate their tax situation to their employers, which in turn determines the amount of federal income tax to withhold from their paychecks. When an employee fills out a W-4 form, it is submitted directly to their employer rather than the IRS.

Employers maintain these forms for internal records and to calculate the correct amount of tax withholding for each employee based on their reported allowances. While the IRS does not receive the W-4 form itself, employers may periodically verify information about their employees' tax situations with the IRS through other means. Thus, the understanding that the W-4 is kept by the employer for internal use is accurate.