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Employee who will not sign a W4 form

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What should I do about a domestic (caregiver of an elderly person) who refuses to sign a W4?

You should terminate this person. There is no legal or ethical reason why this person should refuse to sign a W-4, unless he or she is an undocumented worker. By law, you must have the W-4 to report this persons earnings to social security and the IRS. They are hoping that if they refuse to sign the W-4, you will pay them *under the table.* However, if you do so, you — not the employee — are breaking the law.

We assume that you are allowing the employee to fill out the W-4 and claim as many dependents as they like.

We assume that you had this employee complete the I-9 form to verify their status to legally work in the U.S. The only reason we can think of for an employee not to sign a W-4 is because the employee has stolen someones identity.

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