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Tax Information

Local governments in Pennsylvania are authorized to impose a variety of local taxes, such as the earned income tax and the real property tax.

Employers are required to withhold from their employees earned income and local services taxes imposed by municpalities and school districts. (The local services tax - formerly known as emergency and municipal services tax replaced the occupational privilege tax.) The Governor's Center for Local Government Services is required by section 9 of the Local Tax Enabling Act (Act 511 of 1965) to maintain official information on these taxes in the Local Tax Register. For more information call 1-888-223-6837.

The Center for Local Government Services in the Department of Community and Economic Development does not provide Political Subdivision (PSD) codes. Please contact the local withholding tax collector for PSD information. To find local withholding tax collector contact information, please click on the following link: http://munstatspa.dced.state.pa.us/Registers.aspx

Use this list for quick access to more in-depth information about a specific tax:

• Local Services Tax – Provides information on the assessment, withholding, collection, exemption, remittance and administrative procedures for what is now known as the Local Services Tax (formerly the Emergency and Municipal Services Tax). Also includes a summary of Act 7 of 2007, which amends Act 511 and establishes new procedures for the Local Services Tax.
• Installment Payment of School Property Taxes – Information on paying school property taxes through installments as required by the Taxpayer Relief Act of June 27, 2006.
• Act 32 EIT Collection System Implementation – Provides information regarding DCED's EIT Collection Implementation and Consolidation Amendment.
• Earned Income Tax – Includes information on withholding the earned income tax, the definition of earned income and net profits and the EIT Collection Report released by the Governor’s Center for Local Government Services in September of 2004.
• Property Tax Relief –  Includes a copy of the revised uniform application for homestead and farmstead exclusions that must be filed to receive property tax relief, as well as filing deadlines and information for contacting county assessment offices. Also includes a brief summary of the Taxpayer Relief Act, Act 1 of Special Session 1 of 2006, which replaced Act 72 of 2004, the Homeowner Tax Relief Act and a link to more information on Act 1.
• Local Withholding Tax FAQs – Includes answers to questions about withholding local taxes in Pennsylvania as well as links to websites with additional local tax information.
• Local Tax Register –  Includes links to local withholding and other tax information.