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Travis123083 t1_j6n845c wrote

It's a nuisance tax, but sadly if you don't do it they'll garnish your wages or threaten imprisonment.

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Kairenne t1_j6nh0fi wrote

They are relentless. My 11 year old paperboy didn’t have to file fed/state taxes. In this case the money wasn’t deducted and they expected payment. 30 years later I am still bitter.

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Travis123083 t1_j6njauv wrote

I know how you feel. My locality sent me to collections for taxes I already paid. Thankfully I keep anything tax related for 5 or more years. Without it, I would of had to pay another 300 dollars.

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Kairenne t1_j6npn2r wrote

I’ve been retired six years. Got one at year 5.

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Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j6nq2nn wrote

it's not a nuisance tax. it provides a substantial amount of revenue for local municipalities to provide services for their residents.

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Travis123083 t1_j6o2jqx wrote

It's a nuisance! If they want my tax money, take it out of my check as everyone else does.

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Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j6o35o3 wrote

They do? At least around here (Allegheny)they do. And then you file each year to make sure you are squared away. Unless you are self employed but that's the same for state and federal SE too.

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Travis123083 t1_j6o5a5y wrote

I believe they do here also. But it's never enough. When I lived in Centre County I always got a nice local return. But not in blair Co.

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Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j6o5hfh wrote

They need to withhold the correct amount or else they're violating the law. You could have other earned income not from an employer that you have to pay quarterly separately. Basically this is usually from self-employment activities.

It is also municipality based and not county-based as the tax rates are set by municipalities and the earned income tax goes to the municipalities, not the counties.

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Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j6o3cpq wrote

Here you go. It's a state law that most employers must withhold local earned income tax. https://dced.pa.gov/local-government/local-income-tax-information/local-withholding-tax-faqs/

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Travis123083 t1_j6o5mh7 wrote

I double-checked my paystub and they do take it out. But I always end of owing money. Never happened in centre County.

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BrainWav t1_j6ov2pc wrote

You need to talk to your employer then. They may be assessing local tax for the wrong municipality. Some require it assessed if you live there, some if you work there.

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Travis123083 t1_j6o5wxg wrote

Also, I misunderstood OP's post. I was referring to per capita and the other nuisance taxes some counties like to impose. So I apologize for being stupid.

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Atrocious_1 t1_j6oigqz wrote

It absolutely is a nuisance. They got their money, they know they got their money, but Keystone, a private company, is just rent seeking and wants to steal more.

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Jrgutknecht t1_j6oc301 wrote

Not a nuisance tax, but a nuisance to go through this filing process. Other states I’ve lived in simply withdrew the required local tax and that was it. I don’t understand why PA handles it this way.

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