Important Information

Regarding Form W-4 

Nonresident aliens must follow special instructions when completing Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate for compensation paid to such individuals as employees performing dependent personal services in the United States. Compensation for dependent personal services includes amounts paid as wages, salaries, fees, bonuses, commissions, compensatory scholarships, fellowship income, and similar designations for amounts paid to an employee.

When completing the form W-4, nonresident aliens must use the instructions available at the irs website here http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/n1392.pdf  (also referred to as Notice 1392). 

 

The 2010 Form W-4 is available at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf.