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United States Department of Agriculture |
Office of the Chief Financial Officer |
National Finance Center |
P.O. Box 60000 New Orleans Louisiana 70160 |
Pennsylvania State Income Tax Withholding
| Title: | I, Payroll/Personnel Manual |
| Chapter: | 28, Section 2, Tax Formulas (TAXES) |
| Bulletin: | Pennsylvania State Income Tax Withholding |
| Date: | February 27, 2004 |
| Reference Number: | NFC-04-1077909242 |
| Effective: | Pay Period 04, 2004 |
| To: | Holders of TAXES (State of Pennsylvania only) Personnel User Groups T&A Contact Points in Pennsylvania |
Beginning with wages paid for Pay Period 04, the National Finance Center (NFC) will make the following changes to the state of Pennsylvania income tax withholdings:
- The withholding rate will increase from 2.8 percent to 3.07 percent.
- The nontaxable biweekly Federal Health Benefits Plan payment, the nontaxable biweekly life insurance payment, and the taxable biweekly fringe benefits statements will be added to the state tax formula.
No action on the part of the employee or the personnel office is necessary.
To view the updated tax formula, go to the NFC home page (www.nfc.usda.gov) and click Pubs & Forms. Then on the Pubs & Forms page left-hand menu, click Tax Formulas and select the appropriate state from the map provided. Changes to the tax formula are identified by "
."
For questions about NFC processing, contact the Payroll Operations Branch at 504-255-4630. Please refer questions about system access and other system-related issues to Customer Support at 504-255-5230. Refer questions about this bulletin to 504-255-5322 or via e-mail to nfc.pvct@usda.gov.
/s/
PENNY W. FORBES, Acting Director
Government Employees Services Division