What Address shall I list on the form?
- The address where you can receive your paycheck, this may be your permanent address, or
- The address where you will be living during your clerkship, if you know it now.
What if I don’t know the address where I will reside during my clerkship?
- List your permanent address
- Your first and perhaps second check will be mailed to the address on record at Central Payroll
- You don’t want your check to be lost in the mail
- Your W-2, earnings statement, will be mailed next January to your address on record at Central Payroll.
- An address change with the Post Office is not always effective or timely, so keep us informed of any changes.
- Your first and perhaps second check will be mailed to the address on record at Central Payroll
When I know my new address where I will be residing during my clerkship, what should I do?
- Notify Human Resources by completing the three forms at this link:
- http://www.mdcourts.gov/hr/addresschanges.html
- Send Human Resources the originals of all forms
- Complete a new W-4 and mail to human resources.
Which payroll system am I in?
- Most law clerks are RG – regular
- District Court law clerks are CT – contractual
- Occasionally a judge will have a law clerk in a Temporary PIN – you are still in the regular system
What is my Agency Code and Agency Name?
- 220100
- State of Maryland – Judiciary
What happens if I do not submit my form prior to my first check being issued?
- Central Payroll Bureau (CPB) will hold your check in their office, because they will not have an address to send your check to.
- For Federal Taxes the default allowance, zero, will be used for your first paycheck. The number you identified will be used as soon as your W-4 is submitted and processed.
- For State Taxes the default allowance, zero, will be used for your first paycheck and taxes will be deducted as if you resided in Harford County. Harford County has the highest taxes in the State of Maryland.
May I change my number of allowances? If so, how do I do that?
- Yes, you may change your number of allowances at any time during the year by:
- Submitting a new form
- Changing it on line under POSC
- You must be signed up for POSC
- Central Payroll must have at least one signed W-4 on file for you
May I claim “Exempt” on the W-4
- Possibly.
- Please seek outside tax advice.
- Very few employees are “Exempt” from withholding.