Unit: Payroll

To continue your exemption from tax withholding for 2021, you must provide a new form W-4 to the University Payroll Office by February 15.

Under IRS regulations, employees are subject to Federal and State income and withholding taxes on the value of their personal use of an employer-provided vehicle. These regulations allow employers the option not to withhold income taxes on this value. Employers are still required to include this value on the Form W-2 employees will receive.

As the semester comes to a close, employees should be aware of the Friday, December 23 pay date and university closures.

The Illinois State University Payroll Office is pleased to announce that active employees may elect to receive their Form W-2 and 1095-C statements online. This allows you to print and send the online form with your tax return. Employees will not have to worry about their tax documents being lost in the mail and will

At this time, Illinois State University will not be implementing the executive order signed on August 8 deferring the withholding and depositing of payroll taxes. Guidance provided to date is limited, requires repayment of deferred taxes, and did not provide adequate time to accommodate the changes in our systems.

Given the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the University has extended the distribution of paychecks via the United States Postal Service through the end of the 2020 calendar year.

Updating your federal and state tax withholding became easier with the release of online withholding PDF forms on February 26.

Form 1095-C (Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage Insurance) was mailed on February 24, 2020, via the United States Postal Service (USPS).