Pennsylvania local payroll
PA Act 32 payroll setup in Bethlehem for a remote employee
Bethlehem spans counties; use a street address before deciding collector and PSD. Pennsylvania local withholding is address-sensitive: collect the employee's residence PSD and the work-location PSD before payroll.
Address-level PSD required
County: Lehigh/Northampton. Act 32 pages should not guess from city name alone. Use the DCED address search and save the generated report for the payroll file.
Open PA DCED PSD lookupFirst-pass checklist
- Register Pennsylvania employer withholding through myPATH if state withholding applies.
- Register or confirm Pennsylvania unemployment compensation account status.
- Collect the PA Residency Certification Form for residence and work PSD codes.
- Apply Act 32 local EIT and LST rules through the correct tax officer.
- Confirm Pennsylvania workers' compensation coverage for the work location.