Pennsylvania Income Taxes and PA State Tax

This page offers resources to estimate PA income taxes, check refund statuses for both PA and IRS, and provides guidance on extensions and amendments to PA tax returns. It also details penalties for late filing and payment, and includes information on PA tax forms, penalties, and much more in the table below.

State return only regulations^*): Per IRS and Pennsylvania state tax agency regulation - not eFile.com - you can NOT just prepare and e-file a state return (with the exception of California) without also e-filing the IRS return on the same platform. If you have filed your federal return already, you can prepare a Pennsylvania state return on eFile.com and then download, print, and sign the return before you mail it in. See instructions on ONLY preparing and mailing Pennsylvania and/or other state tax returns.

PA Tax Help and Resources

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Pennsylvania State Income Tax Rate: 3.07%

Estimate your PA Income Taxes now
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Prepare, e-File PA + IRS Tax Return: Detailed eFile.com Service Overview

Start Federal and Pennsylvania Tax Returns

Prepare only a PA State Return without an IRS return.

See step by step instructions on how to only prepare and download - not eFile - state returns on eFile.com.

Where Is Your Pennsylvania Tax Refund Money?

Step 1: Sign into your eFile.com account and check acceptance by the tax agency.
Step 2: Check your Pennsylvania Tax Refund Status.

Where Is Your IRS Refund?

Step 1: Sign into your eFile.com account and check acceptance by the IRS.
Step 2: Check your IRS Tax Refund Status.

Pennsylvania Income Tax Extension

Step 1: See instructions on how to receive an Pennsylvania income tax extension.
Step 2: View instructions on how to eFile an IRS income tax return extension.

Pennsylvania Income Tax Amendment

Step 1: See instructions on how to prepare and file a PA income tax return amendment.
Step 2: View instructions on how to prepare and file an IRS income tax return amendment.

How to correct a rejected Tax Return

If your PA Tax Return was rejected by the PA Tax Agency - not eFile.com - see instructions on how to correct a rejected pPennsylvania tax return.

How to Pay Income Taxes

Step 1: See options on how to best pay your PA income taxes.
Step 2: Learn your IRS payment options.

Pennsylvania, IRS Late Filing, Tax Payment Penalties

1. Late Filing Penalty: For every month or part of the month a return is filed late, you would be charged a 5% penalty of your total unpaid tax unless you can provide a reasonable cause for filing the return after the April 15 deadline. The maximum penalty is 25% of the your unpaid or late-paid taxes owed. The minimum penalty you can be charged by the state tax agency is $5.
2. Late Payment Penalty: You will be charged a 5% underpayment penalty If you do not pay the entire amount of your taxes due with your filed return. An additional 25% penalty of your taxes due will be imposed on any unreported amount of taxable income that's more than 25% of the taxable income that's shown on your return.
3. IRS Penalties: Calculate and estimate your potential IRS income tax return penalties.

PA Tax Return Mailing Addresses

Find various Pennsylvania mailing addresses for tax returns, tax amendments, and tax payments.

Pennsylvania Income Tax Brackets

View PA income taxes by rates or brackets.

Pennsylvania Income Tax Forms

See or download PA income tax forms by year.

Pennsylvania Income Tax Code

Research the Pennsylvania income tax laws and codes.

Pennsylvania Unemployment Benefits

Unemployment benefits are not subject to income taxes in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Marriage Penalty

Pennsylvania does not have a marriage penalty.

Retirement

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Prepare and e-file your current year Pennsylvania State Tax return - resident, nonresident, or part-year resident returns - with your IRS return via eFile.com.

Start Federal and Pennsylvania Tax Returns

e-File These Pennsylvania State Tax Forms

Prepare and e-file these state forms for 2024 tax year in conjunction with your federal and state income tax return. As you proceed through the tax interview on efile.com, the application will select the correct state forms for you. You can also select tax forms individually. All these forms will then be e-filed by you to the state tax agency. See instructions on how to only prepare a state income tax return.

PA Tax Form Current Tax Year

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PA REV-459B - Pennsylvania REV-459B