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Tax Tax Election Structure

TaxElection schema from Workday Payroll Workday Tax API

Type: object Properties: 12
CompensationEnterpriseHuman ResourcesPayrollSaaSTax

TaxElection is a JSON Structure definition published by Workday Payroll, describing 12 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

id formType jurisdiction filingStatus multipleJobs dependentsAmount otherIncome deductions additionalWithholding effectiveDate submittedOn status

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-payroll/refs/heads/main/json-structure/tax-tax-election-structure.json",
  "name": "TaxElection",
  "description": "TaxElection schema from Workday Payroll Workday Tax API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the tax election",
      "example": "tel_w100542_w4_2026"
    },
    "formType": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "W4",
        "StateWithholding",
        "LocalWithholding"
      ],
      "description": "Type of tax form",
      "example": "W4"
    },
    "jurisdiction": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/TaxJurisdictionRef"
    },
    "filingStatus": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Filing status on the form",
      "example": "example"
    },
    "multipleJobs": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the worker has multiple jobs (W-4 Step 2)",
      "example": true
    },
    "dependentsAmount": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Total amount for dependents (W-4 Step 3)",
      "example": 2000.0
    },
    "otherIncome": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Other income amount (W-4 Step 4a)",
      "example": 0.0
    },
    "deductions": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Itemized deductions amount (W-4 Step 4b)",
      "example": 0.0
    },
    "additionalWithholding": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Extra withholding per period (W-4 Step 4c)",
      "example": 50.0
    },
    "effectiveDate": {
      "type": "date",
      "description": "Effective date of the election",
      "example": "2026-04-30"
    },
    "submittedOn": {
      "type": "datetime",
      "description": "When the election was submitted",
      "example": "2026-04-30T16:45:00Z"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "Active",
        "Superseded",
        "Voided"
      ],
      "description": "Current status of the election",
      "example": "Active"
    }
  },
  "definitions": {
    "TaxJurisdictionRef": {
      "name": "TaxJurisdictionRef",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Jurisdiction identifier",
          "example": "tjur_us_federal"
        },
        "descriptor": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Jurisdiction display name",
          "example": "Weekly USD Pay Group"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}