{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-50a.15.070","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 50A.15.070","heading":"Federal income taxes—Withholding.","body":"(1) If the internal revenue service determines that family or medical leave benefits under this title are subject to federal income tax, the department must advise an employee filing a new application for benefits, at the time of filing such application, that:\n(a) The internal revenue service has determined that benefits are subject to federal income tax;\n(b) Requirements exist pertaining to estimated tax payments;\n(c) The employee may elect to have federal income tax deducted and withheld from the employee's payment of benefits at the amount specified in the federal internal revenue code; and\n(d) The employee is permitted to change a previously elected withholding status.\n(2) Amounts deducted and withheld from benefits must remain in the family and medical leave insurance account until transferred to the federal taxing authority as a payment of income tax.\n(3) The commissioner shall follow all procedures specified by the federal internal revenue service pertaining to the deducting and withholding of income tax.","path":["Title 50A","Chapter 50A.15"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=50A.15.070","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:25:58Z","sha256":"eedb6107820e021e2761c87ca72325553cdc1bfaf7bfc1f823e9c5c76173ff10","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-50a.15.065","next":"us-wa/rcw-50a.15.080"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}