Maintain Up-To-Date Withholding Information in PostalEASE
As a Postal Service™ employee, you are personally responsible for ensuring correct federal, state, and local taxes are deducted from your pay.
n A change in marital status or a change in your number of dependents.
n A change in the anticipated amount of itemized deductions or tax credits for the next tax year.
n A new hire default to a “Single” marital status and zero withholding allowances.
n A PS Form 50, Notification of Personnel Action, that included a “state” change to assigned duty station finance with a subsequent default of a “Single” marital status and zero withholding allowances.
n A failure to update your PostalEASE Federal W-4 and/or State Tax Payroll modules, if you wished to deviate from the default settings.
The IRS offers several online resources to help taxpayers bring taxes withheld closer to what is owed. These resources are available anytime on www.irs.gov. They include:
n IRS Withholding Calculator — Online tool that helps determine the correct amount of tax to withhold.
n IRS Publication 505 — Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax.
n Tax Withholding — Complete information on withholding, estimated taxes, FAQs, and more.
To Update Federal and/or State Tax Withholdings
n Complete the federal Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, and/or the state equivalent of the federal Form W-4. (For example, to update Minnesota tax withholdings, complete Form W-4MN, Minnesota Withholding Allowance/Exemption Certificate). Complete the federal Form W-4, if your state does not have its own state equivalent of the federal Form W-4.
n Go to the LiteBlue home page (www.liteblue.usps.gov) to access the PostalEASE App.
n Update your Federal W-4 Payroll Module and/or your State Tax Payroll Module.
n If you do not have access to a computer and/or the Internet, forward your completed form(s) to:
HR Shared Service Center (HRSSC)
PO Box 970400
Greensboro, NC 27497-0400
Note: It is to your advantage to complete the paper form prior to your PostalEASE update, as the paper form comes with helpful instructions for complex state withholding selections.