New W-4 Form Aims to Prevent Tax Refund Surprises, IRS Says

New form will apply to workers who start new jobs in 2020
Redesign reflects tax break changes in the 2017 tax law

A red stoplight stands in front of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. The widening inquiries into the IRS are focusing less on why employees singled out small-government groups for scrutiny and more on agency executives who didn't inform Congress earlier.Photographer: Andrew Harrer

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By Laura Davison and Allyson Versprille

May 31, 2019 at 4:01 PM UTC

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Upset with a smaller-than-anticipated tax refund this year? The IRS has a remedy for that.

The Internal Revenue Service is redesigning the key tax withholding form, , which tells employers how much to take out of your paycheck. The form is critical for filers to calculating withholding that wasn’t updated to reflect the new facets of the 2017 tax overhaul.