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Payroll Department is open Monday – Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Payroll window is open on payday and the following business day.  Excluding open window times, paychecks can be picked up any time inside the payroll department during business hours. 

Located in Student Services Building SS207, inside the Human Resources Department.


Staff

Please direct inquires to Payroll@redwoods.edu

Christie Knox, Payroll Technician
707-476-4100 X4582

Michelle August, Payroll Technician
707-476-4100 X4129

Kristy Seher, Payroll Manager
707-476-4128
Fax 707-476-4421


2024 Pay Dates
PAYROLL  Pay Date
Jan Normal  01/31/24
Jan Supplemental  02/09/24
Feb Normal  02/29/24
Feb Supplemental  03/08/24
Mar Normal  03/29/24
Mar Supplemental  04/10/24
Apr Normal  04/30/24
Apr Supplemental  05/10/24
May Normal  05/30/24
2 of 3  05/29/24
3 of 3  05/28/24
May Supplemental  06/10/24
June Normal  06/27/24
June Supplemental  07/10/24
July Normal  07/31/24
July Supplemental  08/09/24
Aug Normal  08/30/24
Aug Supplemental  09/10/24
Sept Normal  09/30/24
Sept Supplemental  10/10/24
Oct Normal  10/31/24
Oct Supplemental  11/08/24
Nov Normal  11/26/24
Nov Supplemental  12/10/24
Dec Normal  12/31/24
Dec Supplemental  01/10/25

2024 W-4. Please follow steps below to complete a new W-4.

Also, since the withholding allowance has been removed from the Federal Form, the completion of a State withholding form will be necessary.

Step 1 - What Kind of Personal Information is Required of Employees?

This section asks for employees to identify themselves (name, address, Social Security number, and how they plan to file – single, married filing jointly, etc.). It remains unchanged from previous W-4s.

Step 2 - What Other Income Must be Accounted For?

This step is the most significant change from previous W-4s, and it calls for employees to account for money earned from other jobs, as well as a spouse’s salary. This step will enable an employee to get the most accurate amount to withhold, and there are several options to take.
Employees should only do one of the options, which include using the IRS Withholding Estimator (most accurate) or the Multiple Jobs Worksheet (roughly accurate). Self-employed individuals also should use the estimator

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/tax-withholding-estimator
The employees who would complete this step include those who hold more than one job at a time or are married and filing jointly (and the spouse works). The filer would then complete steps 3 to 4(b), and to get the most accurate withholding it should be done for the highest-paying job.

Can Employees Skip Any Steps?

Employees who have one job and are not married or are married and filing separately can skip step 2. Step 4 is optional (more details below).

Step 3 - What are the Rates for Claiming Dependents?

These are tax credits, not allowances. The income levels changed as did the credits, and individuals now phase out of the tax credit at a higher income threshold. A filer with an income level of $200,000 or less ($400,000 or less if married filing jointly) will receive a $2,000 child tax credit for any dependent younger than 17, as well as $500 for any other dependent, including an older parent being cared for in the household.

Step 4 - What Other Amounts Should Be Reported That Could Impact Withholding?

This step includes listing other sources of income that are not job related such as interest, dividends, and retirement income, as well as other deductions other than the standard deduction. Employees might have questions about this section because it allows visibility into their entire income amount.
This step is optional. It would give employees the most accurate withholding amount but it requires a lot of work to fill out the Deductions Worksheet.
Employees have the option in this section – 4(c) – to enter any extra withholding or additional tax they want taken out each pay period.

How Can an Employee Claim Exemption from Federal Withholding?

If an employee meets certain conditions (under General Instructions, Purpose of Form, Exemption from withholding), they may claim exemption. The 2020 W-4 does not have a specific labeled spot to record this. An employee who qualifies for exemption, must only complete steps 1(a), 1(b), which is their name, address, and Social Security number, and step 5 (signature).

They must also write the word “Exempt” beneath Section 4(c) and above the line that begins step 5. It should be noted that these employees will need to submit a new Form W-4 by Feb. 16, 2021.

Step 5 - The form is not valid unless it is signed and dated by the employee

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