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How to Calculate 2018 Pennsylvania State Income Tax by Using State Income Tax Table

1. Find your income exemptions

2. Find your pretax deductions, including 401K, flexible account contributions ...

3. Find your gross income

4. Check the 2018 Pennsylvania state tax rate and the rules to calculate state income tax

5. Calculate your state income tax step by step

6. If you want to simplify payroll tax calculations, you can download ezPaycheck payroll software, which can calculate federal tax, state tax, Medicare tax, Social Security Tax and other taxes for you automatically. You can try it free for 30 days, with no obligation and no credt card needed.

Learn more about the in house payroll tax solution for Pennsylvania small businesses here.
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Pennsylvania State Tax Tables

Tax rate used in calculating Pennsylvania state tax for year 2018

State Abbreviation:

PA

State Tax Withholding State Code:

42

Acceptable Exemption Form:

None

Basis For Withholding:

Percentage of Annual Wages

Acceptable Exemption Data:

None

TSP Deferred:

No

Special Coding:

None

Additional Information:

A state tax certificate is not required since the state tax computation is based on a percentage of annual wages.



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Withholding Formula (Pennsylvania Effective 2018)
  1. Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Federal Health Benefits Plan payment from the gross biweekly wages.

  2. Subtract the nontaxable biweekly life insurance payment from the adjusted gross biweekly wages.

  3. Add the taxable biweekly fringe benefits to the adjusted gross biweekly wages.

  4. Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages times 26 to obtain the annual wages.

  5. Multiply the annual wages by 3.07 percent to calculate the annual Pennsylvania tax withholding.

  6. Divide the annual Pennsylvania tax withholding by 26 to obtain the biweekly Pennsylvania tax withholding.
 

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