IRS Releases Final 2026 Withholding Tables

December 12, 2025, 3:38 PM UTC

Final 2026 federal income tax withholding methods were released Dec. 11 by the Internal Revenue Service.

The final 2026 Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods, makes limited changes to the text from the first draft released Nov. 5, primarily adding references to Notice 2025-62 on employer reporting for the tip and overtime deductions introduced by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Pub. L. 119-21). The first draft used 2025 rates and thresholds as placeholders, which were replaced by 2026 amounts.

There were no changes from a second draft released Dec. 5, which was the first to include 2026 ...

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