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CCH® PAYROLL — 07/19/10

Philadelphia, PA earnings tax rate decreases, filing schedule amended

For the period July 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010, the rate of Philadelphia tax on gross earnings will be 3.928% for residents and 3.4985% for nonresidents. Previously, those rates were 3.9296% and 3.4997%. Details can be found on the Web site for the Philadelphia Department of Revenue at http://www.phila.gov/revenue/Tax_Types_and_Codes.html.

In addition, effective January 1, 2011, payroll services remitting Philadelphia wage tax payments for clients must remit those payments electronically by either ACH credit or debit on a schedule based on an employer's monthly withholding. Specifically, the filings would have to be made

• weekly for employers who withhold less than $350 per month;
• monthly for employers who withhold in excess of $350 but less than $16,000 per month;
• semi-monthly for employers with bi-weekly payrolls who withhold at least $16,000 per month;
• weekly for employers who withhold at least $16,000 per month.

(Tax Types, Rates & Codes, Philadelphia Department of Revenue, July 9, 2010; Notice, Philadelphia Department of Revenue, July 9, 2010.)

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