Pennsylvania does not have a form similar to the federal W-4 form, since Pennsylvania Personal Income Tax is based on a flat tax rate and everyone pays the same rate.
Register for Employer Withholding online by visiting mypath.pa. Registering online allows business owners to withhold employer taxes with the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue and open Unemployment Compensation accounts administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.
Every resident, part-year resident or nonresident individual must file a Pennsylvania Income Tax Return (PA-40) when he or she realizes income generating $1 or more in tax, even if no tax is due (e.g., when an employee receives compensation where tax is withheld).
Under US domestic tax laws, a foreign person generally is subject to 30% US tax on the gross amount of certain US-source income.
Pennsylvania law requires withholding at a rate of 3.07 percent on non-wage Pennsylvania source income payments made to nonresidents. Withholding of payments that are less than $5,000 during the calendar year are optional and at the discretion of the payor.
Employee contributions (UC withholding) is 0.07 percent (70 cents per $1,000 gross wages). This applies to all employees, including employees of reimbursable employers, and is not subject to appeal. There is no cap on the gross wages upon which employee withholding is calculated.
To file online, employers can file year-end employee W-2 Wage and Tax Statements and the Annual Withholding Reconciliation Statement (REV-1667) online through the myPATH business tax filing website. To file by mail, download Form REV-1667 and include the completed form with your W-2s.
Employer Quarterly Reconciliation Return of Income Tax Withheld-Replacement Coupon (PA-W3R)
Electronic payments can be made through myPATH at mypath.pa. Annual Filing Requirements - The Annual Withholding Statement (REV-1667), along with the individual 1099-MISC/NEC forms, must be filed electronically with the department through myPATH by January 31 of the ensuing tax year.
If you haven't already, create a myPATH account. Your myPATH account will be used to access the Pennsylvania Online Business Tax Registration system. Log in to the myPATH registration system. Submit a business tax registration to get a Withholding Tax account.