STATE OF CALIFORNIA – STATE CONTROLLER’S OFFICE
EMPLOYEE ACTION REQUEST
STD. 686 (REV 12/2020)
(REVERSE)
BENEFICIARIES FOR PRE-RETIREMENT SURVIVOR BENEFITS
For information regarding CalPERS beneficiaries for Survivor Benefits, please go to www.calpers.ca.gov, and use the search engine to locate information on Beneficiary Designations.
RESTORATION OR PURCHASE OF RETIREMENT SERVICE CREDIT
You may be eligible to increase your CalPERS service credit through a service credit purchase and the more service credit you have at retirement, the higher your monthly benefit may be. Information on the purchase or redeposit
of retirement service credit may be obtained by visiting the CalPERS website at www.calpers.ca.gov.
PRIVACY NOTIFICATION
The Information Practices Act of 1977 (California Civil Code Section 1798.17) and the Federal Privacy Act (5 USC 552a, subd. (e)(3)) require this notice to
be provided when collecting personal information from individuals.
The information you are asked to provide on this form is requested by the Office of the State Controller, Personnel/Payroll Services Division. The
information will be used by the State Controller’s Office for personnel, payroll, retirement, and health benefits processing.
Furnishing the information requested on this form is mandatory except for Prior Public Employment (Section G). Furnishing prior public employment
information is voluntary. Noncompliance in providing your social security number and name will result in refusal of employment. Failure to furnish
other requested information may result in inaccurate determination of credit for State service, payroll calculations, retirement, and/or health benefits.
Legal references authorizing the maintenance of this information by the State Controller’s Office include: Federal Internal Revenue Code (26 USC
Sections 3402(a), 6011, 6051, and 6109) and the regulations thereto; Federal Public Health and Welfare Code (42 USC Section 403); and California
GENERAL TAX INFORMATION
IF YOU ARE A NONRESIDENT ALIEN PER INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) NOTICE 2005-76, check the Nonresident Alien box. If you have questions as to whether you should mark this box, you should contact your human
resources office.
IF YOU ARE EXEMPT FROM STATE WITHHOLDING ONLY, but not exempt from federal and state, contact your personnel office for special instructions.
IF YOU ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL WITHHOLDING ONLY, Write/type EXEMPT in box 03 if you are eligible to claim exemption from federal withholding. No Federal income tax will be withheld from your wages.
IF YOU WILL RECEIVE NONTAXABLE WAGES, please indicate the reason on your withholding claim in the space provided. The reason must be one of the following:
a. “Minister of the church in the exercise of his / her ministry” – employed by the State of California as a Chaplain.
b. “Nonresident Alien per Tax Treaty” (indicate on claim: “Exempt per Article ________ of treaty between United States and (Country).”) Tax Treaty must cite exemption from both Federal and State personal income tax to qualify for
this exemption.
c. “Deceased Employee Wages” – agency administrative action.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR ELIGIBILITY UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE REASONS, you should contact your local Internal Revenue Service office or the Employment Tax District Office of the Employment
Development Department.
EMPLOYEES WITH TWO OR MORE CONCURRENT JOBS WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. The allowances you claim on this form will be used for tax withholding purposes for all wages paid under the Uniform State Payroll
System. The Uniform State Payroll System includes all California State Agencies (except as noted below) and the California State Universities. It does not include the California Agricultural Associations, the University of California,
or Legislative employees.
IF YOUR NORMAL LOCATION OF EMPLOYMENT IS NOT IN CALIFORNIA and you are a California State employee, you may be eligible to have income tax for another state withheld from your wages under the reciprocity
provisions required by G.C. 1170.5. Contact your personnel office for additional information.
ADDRESS CHANGE
IF YOU HAVE DEDUCTIONS, you must change your address with the deduction company. This form does not affect an address change with deduction companies.
IF YOUR NAME APPEARS ON ANY DEPARTMENTAL EMPLOYMENT LIST (Open, Promotional, Reemployment, etc.), and your address is changing, check Box 04 and enter your phone number(s) in Section F. Your department
will update the appropriate list(s) with this information.
INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYEES COVERED BY THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (CalPERS)
You are entering into membership in the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) which provides you and your fellow State employees with retirement and other benefits. Member contributions, those
contributions made by the State of California, and the interest earned on investments provide for service retirement, disability retirement, and death benefits. An information booklet is available from your personnel office. The
booklet describes your particular benefit coverage in detail.
Government Code Sections 12470 through 12479 and 16391 through 16395; California Unemployment Insurance Code Section 13020; delegated
authority from the State Personnel Board; and delegated authority from the Trustees of the California State University.
Certain items of information furnished on this form may be transferred to the following governmental or private agencies where authorized by
law; State Personnel Board, Department of Human Resources, Trustees of the California State University, Employment Development Department,
Department of Social Services, Department of Finance, Public Employees’ Retirement System, employing State agencies and campuses, Social
Security Administration, Federal Internal Revenue Service, California State Franchise Tax Board, other State income tax bureaus and other
governmental entities when required by State or Federal law, organizations for which deductions are authorized by law, and collective
bargaining organizations.
Employees have the right to review their own personal information maintained by the State Controller’s Office unless access is exempted by law.
Contact: Personnel/Payroll Services Division, State Controller’s Office, P.O. Box 942850, Sacramento, CA 94250-5878.
FEDERAL
NEW ITEMS, EFFECTIVE 2020
For important information regarding these items , you must read the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-4.
04. HIGHER WITHHOLDING (TWO JOB INDICATOR - STEP 2(C) ON THE IRS 2020 FORM W-4):
Y- YES TO HIGHER WITHOLDING
N - NO TO HIGHER WITHOLDING
05. CLAIM DEPENDENTS: Enter the annual amount to be claimed. This is the amount for the child tax credit
and the credits for other dependents that may be claimed on your tax return.
06. OTHER INCOME (NOT FROM JOBS): Enter the total dollar amount of other estimated income for the year,
if any. This does not include income from other jobs. This may include, interest dividends and retirement
income.
07. DEDUCTIONS: Enter the resulting amount from the Deductions Worksheet on the IRS Form W-4, if you
expect to claim deductions other than the basic standard deductions on the current year's tax return.
STATE
MUST BE COMPLETED, EFFECTIVE 2020
For important information regarding these items , you must read Employment Development Department (EDD)
Form DE-4.
09. REGULAR ALLOWANCES: Total Number of Allowances you are claiming.
10. ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCES: If you expect to itemize deductions on your California income tax return, you
can claim additional withholding allowances. Use Worksheet B to determine whether your expected estimated
deductions may entitle you to claim one or more additional withholding allowances.