Payroll Office

Federal Income Tax Withholding

General Information: As an employer, UTSA is a withholding agent for Federal Income tax to the IRS. Form W-4 must be completed by each UTSA employee in order for the Payroll Office to determine how much income tax to withhold from each paycheck. 

View Single Tax Table

View Married Tax Table

W-4 Information: Per IRS regulations, if a W-4 is not completed in a timely manner, completed incorrectly, or altered to which it is invalidated, the Allowance will be defaulted with Single filing status with zero (0) allowances, until a valid W-4 is submitted.

Change Withholding Election

Employees have the following two options to change their withholding income tax amount:

• Option 1: Electronically via UT Direct.
  

• Option 2: Submit a revised W-4 Form to the Payroll Office.

Resources

Payroll Estimate Calculator: In the Define information system, the YI3 command is a Monthly Employee Payroll Estimate calculator that will allow you to process what-if scenarios. You can run calculations based on changing your marital status and number of allowances. YI3 does not change your existing information. A withholding change requires the submission of a new W-4 selection to the Payroll Office

IRS Withholding Calculator: For more information to guide you on how many allowances you should claim on your Form W-4 IRS Withholding Calculator