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Pennsylvania
Unemployment forms
Contact information
Agency: Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
Unemployment ID format
7 digits formatted as ##-##### or 8 digits formatted as ##-##### #
Tax payment details
Deposit schedule | Due date | Payment methods | Zero filing required | Zero EFT accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterly | Last day of the following month | Check, ACH | N/A | N/A |
*Due date adjusts for non-banking days
ACH/EFT payment information
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry accepts both EFT Debit and EFT Credit payments of unemployment taxes.
Payment of taxes via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) is voluntary in Pennsylvania.
How to apply
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry requires all EFT users to apply for approval prior to submitting tax payment files.
For more information about making EFT payments and to obtain the State of Pennsylvania's authorization agreement, visit the Common Wealth of Pennsylvania website and search
ach-eftenrollmentform
.UC-2 and UC-2A
Filing methods:
Web fill-in, InternetInternet file format:
CSVForm due date:
Last day of the following month (adjusts for non-banking days)note
- Registration is required for Internet filing.
- Log in to the PA UC Tax Online Services web page with your user ID and password. Follow the prompts to upload your CSV format file.
Withholding forms
Contact information
Agency: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Withholding ID format
8 digits formatted as #### #### (space inserted if enter 8 digits)
Tax payment details
Deposit schedule | Due date | Payment methods | Zero filing required | Zero EFT accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semiweekly (Federal) | 3 banking days after the period end | ACH, Electronic | No | No |
Semimonthly | 15th and last day of the month | Check, ACH, Electronic | No | No |
Monthly | 15th of the following month/quarter-end is last day of the following month | Check, ACH, Electronic | No | No |
Quarterly | Last day of the following month | Check, ACH, Electronic | No | No |
ACH/EFT payment information
The Pennsylvania Department of e-Services (myPATH) accepts EFT Debit and EFT Credit payments of withholding taxes.
- Payment via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) is mandatory for payments over $20,000.00.
- Employers making payments for less than that mandatory threshold can file via EFT voluntarily.
How to apply
The Pennsylvania Department of e-Services myPATH
requires
all EFT users to apply for approval before submitting tax payment files.For more information about making EFT payments and to obtain the appropriate form to apply, please visit the Common Wealth of Pennsylvania website and search
ach-eftenrollmentform
.PA-501
Filing methods:
Paper, ElectronicElectronic file format:
FSETForm due date:
By deposit scheduleForm filing address:
PA Department of Revenue,
PO Box 280414
Harrisburg, PA
17128-0414
note
- Form PA-501 is still required on the regular due date for the particular tax period being paid, even if you are paying Pennsylvania unemployment via EFT.
- Per Form PA-501 instructions, the form does not print with the liability check when the payment method is set to Electronic for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (in the Payment Preferences section of the Main tab of the Vendors screen).
- Form PA-501, per form instructions, cannot be filed for a semiweekly depositor. TheDo Not File checkbox(in the Payroll Taxes tab of the Setup > Clients screen) is automatically marked for clients who are semiweekly depositors.
PA-W3
Filing methods:
Paper, ElectronicElectronic file format:
FSETForm due date:
Last day of the following month (adjusts for non-banking days)Form filing address:
PA Department of Revenue,
PO Box 280903
Harrisburg, PA
17128-0903
REV-1667
Filing methods:
Paper, InternetInternet file format:
.CSVForm due date:
January 31stForm filing address:
PA Department of Revenue,
PO Box 280412
Harrisburg, PA
17128-0412
W-2 Copy 1
Filing methods:
Paper, InternetInternet file format:
ASCIIForm due date:
January 31st1099 forms
Contact information
State website: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/revenue.html
1099-MISC
Filing methods:
InternetForm due date:
January 31stnote
- Files are created only when the client or recipient primary address is located in Pennsylvania.
- Based on the recipient's identification format (EIN or SSN), Accounting CS will add the Recipient name to the internet files in the following manner.
- If the identification isin the SSN format ((###-##-####), the recipient name will be separated into the first name, middle name, and last name fields of the internet file. For example, if the recipient name is John C Doe, Acccounting CS placesDoeinto the Recipient Last Name field,Johninto the Recipient First Name field, andCinto the Recipient Middle Name field.
- If the identification is in the EIN format (##-#######), the entire recipient name will be placed into the last name field of the internet file. For example, if the recipient name is The ABC Company, Accounting CS placesThe ABC Companyinto the Recipient Last Name field.
1099-NEC
Filing methods:
InternetForm due date:
January 31stnote
- Files are created only when the client or recipient primary address is located in Pennsylvania.
- Based on the recipient's identification format (EIN or SSN), Accounting CS will add the Recipient name to the internet files in the following manner.
- If the identification isin the SSN format ((###-##-####), the recipient name will be separated into the first name, middle name, and last name fields of the internet file. For example, if the recipient name is John C Doe, Acccounting CS placesDoeinto the Recipient Last Name field,Johninto the Recipient First Name field, andCinto the Recipient Middle Name field.
- If the identification is in the EIN format (##-#######), the entire recipient name will be placed into the last name field of the internet file. For example, if the recipient name is The ABC Company, Accounting CS placesThe ABC Companyinto the Recipient Last Name field.
1099-R
Filing methods:
InternetForm due date:
January 31stnote
- Files are created only when the client or recipient primary address is located in Pennsylvania.
- Based on the recipient's identification format (EIN or SSN), Accounting CS will add the Recipient name to the internet files in the following manner.
- If the identification isin the SSN format ((###-##-####), the recipient name will be separated into the first name, middle name, and last name fields of the internet file. For example, if the recipient name is John C Doe, Acccounting CS placesDoeinto the Recipient Last Name field,Johninto the Recipient First Name field, andCinto the Recipient Middle Name field.
- If the identification is in the EIN format (##-#######), the entire recipient name will be placed into the last name field of the internet file. For example, if the recipient name is The ABC Company, Accounting CS placesThe ABC Companyinto the Recipient Last Name field.
New hire reporting
Reporting methods
File upload type:
InternetGeneral reporting requirements
Electronic filing required:
NoFiling frequency:
20 days from hire dateRegistration required:
No