{"id":14531,"date":"2011-12-01T05:24:59","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T05:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=14531"},"modified":"2011-12-01T05:24:59","modified_gmt":"2011-12-01T05:24:59","slug":"notice-to-utu-treasurers-in-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/notice-to-utu-treasurers-in-pennsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"Notice to UTU treasurers in Pennsylvania","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
Effective Jan. 1, all Pennsylvania employers<\/strong>, which includes labor unions, must withhold from employee paychecks the income tax due localities.<\/p>\n This is a requirement of a law that reformed and standardized the local earned-income tax system in the state and applies to all employers who maintain worksites in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n The law, known as Act 32 and effective Jan. 1, requires uniform withholding of earned income taxes and remittance to a single local collector or tax officer.<\/p>\n Employers are required to withhold the higher of the employee\u2019s resident earned income tax (where they reside) or the employee\u2019s municipal non-resident earned income tax (where they are employed).<\/p>\n Employers are required to obtain information via a Residency Certification Form for each employee, which the employee must complete and sign. The form can be downloaded off the following webpage, which also includes more information on Act 32:<\/p>\n