Alabama - Request Voluntary Withholding (SSA)

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Procedure

Apply In Person

1. To Request Voluntary Withholding (SSA), the applicant has to approach the Social Security Administration link

   NOTE: Enter the ZIP Code and click the “Locate” button.

2. The applicant has to download the application form from the following link
3. The applicant has to enter all the details in the application form.
4. Make sure that the applicant has to attach all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the nearest SSA office.
7. The applicant will need to select the percentage of the monthly benefit amount that he/she wants to withhold.

   NOTE: The applicant can have 7, 10, 12 or 22 percent of the applicant’s monthly benefit withheld for taxes.

8. The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
9. Once the verification process is done, the applicant gets the notification through mail.
10. The applicant has to visit the office and with the confirmation receipt, also ask for more details about withholding begins.
11. The processing time for this procedure is up to 15 – 30 days.

Apply by Mail

1. To Request Voluntary Withholding (SSA), the applicant has to approach the Social Security Administration link

   NOTE: Enter the ZIP Code and click the “Locate” button.

2. The applicant has to download the application form from the following link
3. The applicant has to enter all the details in the application form.
4. Make sure that the applicant has to attach all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to SSA mailing address.
7. The applicant will need to select the percentage of the monthly benefit amount that want to withheld.

   NOTE: The applicant can have 7, 10, 12 or 22 percent of the applicant’s monthly benefit withheld for taxes.

8. The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
9. Once the verification process is done, the applicant gets the notification through mail.
10. The applicant has to visit the nearest SSA office and with the confirmation receipt, also ask for more details about withholding begins.
11. The processing time for this procedure is up to 15 – 30 days.

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Required Documents

• Application form link
• Social security card
• Payer ID proof
• Address proof
• Unemployment compensation

Office Locations & Contacts

Social Security Administration
Office of Public Inquiries and Communications Support
1100 West High Rise
6401 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21235
Contact link
Social Security Administration office locator link

NOTE: Enter the ZIP Code and click the “Locate” button.

Eligibility

If the applicant receives any government payment shown below, the applicant may use complete this application to ask the payer to withhold federal income tax.

• Unemployment compensation (including Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA) payments).
• Social security benefits
• Social security equivalent Tier 1 railroad retirement benefits
• Commodity Credit Corporation loans
• Certain crop disaster payments under the Agricultural Act of 1949 or under Title II of the Disaster Assistance Act of 1988.
• Dividends and other distributions from Alaska Native Corporations to its shareholders.

Fees

• The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Application form link

Sample Documents

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure is up to 15 – 30 days.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Instructions

• Applicant must complete the application form before submitting. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• First name
• Social security number
• Home address
• City or town
• State
• ZIP Code
• Claim or identification number (if any) you use with your payer
• I want you to stop withholding federal income tax from my payment
• Signature
• Date

Need for the Document

• The applicant may find that having federal income tax withheld from the listed payments is more convenient than making quarterly estimated tax payments. However, if the applicant has other income that isn’t subject to withholding, consider making estimated tax payments. For more details, see Form 1040-ES, Estimated Tax for Individuals.
• It is not possible to pay Social Security taxes voluntarily on work that is not covered for Social Security under the terms of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code.

Information which might help

• For more information link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

Link AND Link

Others

• For unemployment compensation, the payer is permitted to withhold 10% from each payment. No other percentage or amount is allowed. For any other government payment listed above, you may choose to have the payer withhold federal income tax of 7%, 10%, 12%, or 22% from each payment, but no other percentage or amount.