TAXES 16-27, Pennsylvania City Income Tax Withholding
Published: July 13, 2016
Effective: Pay Period 13, 2016
Summary
Beginning with wages paid for Pay Period 13, 2016, the National Finance Center (NFC) will decrease the withholding rate from 3.9102 percent to 3.9004 percent for residents and from 3.4828 percent to 3.4741 percent for nonresidents for the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Tax Formula
- Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) payment from the gross biweekly wages.
Note: The biweekly FEHB payment is taxable income for the city of Philadelphia; therefore, do not subtract the biweekly FEHB payment when computing Philadelphia city income tax.
- Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages by 26 to obtain the annual wages.
- Apply the gross annual wages by multiplying the following guidelines to determine the annual Pennsylvania city income tax withholdings:
City
State/City Codes
Resident Percentage
Nonresident Percentage
City Tax Status
(Duty Station = DS;
Resident = R)Bethlehem
42/0660
1.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Bradford (voluntary)
42/0840
1.0000
1.0000
Caln
42/1044
1.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Camp Hill (voluntary)
42/1060
2.0000
1.0000
Carlisle
42/1100
1.6000
1.0000
DS, R
Erie
42/2640
1.1800
1.1800
DS, R
Fairview Township
42/2769
1.4500
1.0000
DS, R
Greene Township
42/3343
1.7000
1.0000
DS, R
Gregg Township
42/3396
1.8000
1.0000
DS, R
Hanover Township
42/3470
1.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Harrisburg
42/3500
2.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Horsham
42/3740
1.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Kelly Township
42/4053
2.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Lancaster
42/4180
1.1000
1.0000
DS, R
Philadelphia
42/6540
3.9004
3.4741
DS, R
Pittsburgh
42/6600
3.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Plains Township
42/6615
1.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Reading
42/6900
3.6000
1.3000
DS, R
Scranton
42/7460
3.4000
1.0000
DS, R
South Lebanon
42/7894
1.0000
0.0000
DS, R
Tinicum
42/8445
1.0000
1.0000
DS
Warminster Township
42/8845
1.0000
1.0000
DS, R
Wilkes-Barre
42/9340
3.0000
1.0000
DS, R
York
42/9610
1.2500
1.2500
DS, R
Note: City tax is mandatory unless otherwise indicated.
- Divide the annual Pennsylvania city income tax withholding by 26 to obtain the biweekly Pennsylvania city income tax withholding.
Additional Resources
To view the updated tax formula, go to the HR and Payroll Clients page from the MyNFC drop-down menu on the NFC homepage. Click the Publications tab in the center ribbon. Select U.S. Income Tax Formulas from the Publication menu to launch the tax map. Click the desired State from the map provided for the formula.
Inquiries
For questions about NFC processing, authorized Servicing Personnel Office representatives should contact the NFC Contact Center at 1-855-NFC-4GOV (1-855-632-4468) or via the Internet using the Requester Console.