My payroll provider says nonresident alien employees have special W-4 and withholding treatment. What should I verify before first payroll?
We are hiring our first employee in the United States and she will be a nonresident alien for tax purposes. My payroll provider says the setup is not identical to a normal domestic payroll profile and pointed me to Publication 15, but I do not want to just click through settings without understanding what matters.
I need a short checklist for the employer side. If there are extra withholding rules, treaty claim documents, or residency details that should be captured before the first payroll run, I would rather build the file correctly up front than clean it up in quarter two.
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