TAXES 16-26, Pennsylvania Local 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 increase the Local Services Tax (LST) for the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from $52 to $156 annually and from $2 to $6 per Pay Period (biweekly) for Pay Periods 13-24. This increase is retroactive to January 1, 2016 (PP25). In Pay Period 13, $10.74 will be collected and then in PP14-24, $10.66 will be collected. This is to ensure that the retroactive amount is withheld in accordance with the new City of Harrisburg tax law. In Pay Period 25, 2016, the amount will revert to $6 per Pay Period.

Please see the links below for more information.

City of Harrisburg FAQs

Tax Formula

Withholding Formula (Effective Pay Period 13, 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	$10	$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

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.