TAXES 16-37, Pennsylvania Local Service Tax (LST)

Published: December 30, 2016
Effective: Pay Period 25, 2016

Summary

This bulletin supersedes TAXES 16-35, Pennsylvania Local Service (LST) dated December 29, 2016. The LST for the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania will decrease from $10.66 to $6.00 per pay period, and the annual tax will remain at $156.

Tax Formula

Withholding Formula (Effective Pay Period 25, 2016)

The LST for cities in Pennsylvania is withheld on a mandatory basis from the salaries of employees whose duty stations are located in the cities listed below:

City

State/City Codes

Biweekly Tax Amount

Annual Tax Amount

Bethlehem Township

42/0660

$2

$52

Caln

42/1044

$2

$52

Camp Hill

42/1060

$2

$52

Carlisle

42/1100

$2

$52

Erie

42/2640

$2

$52

Fairview Township

42/2769

$2

$52

Gregg Township

42/3396

$2

$52

Hanover Township

42/3470

$2

$52

Harrisburg

42/3500

$6

$156

Horsham Township

42/3740

$2

$52

Lancaster

42/4180

$2

$52

Monroeville

42/5413

$2

$52

Pittsburgh

42/6600

$2

$52

Plains

42/6615

$2

$52

Reading

42/6900

$2

$52

Scranton

42/7460

$6

$156

South Lebanon Township

42/7894

$2

$52

South Park Township

42/7912

$2

$52

Tredyffrin Township

42/0635

$2

$52

Warminster Township

42/8845

$2

$52

Wilkes-Barre

42/9340

$2

$52

Resources

To view the updated tax formula, go to the HR and Payroll Clients page from the MyNFC drop-down menu on the National Finance Center (NFC) homepage. Select the Publications tab in the center ribbon. Select U.S. Income Tax Formulas from the Publication menu to launch the tax map. Select 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.