Employer Facts

Forest City Borough, Pennsylvania local income tax

Susquehanna County · tax year 2026

1% resident earned income tax

0.5% goes to Forest City and 0.5% to Forest City Regn School District. People who work in Forest City but live elsewhere owe a nonresident rate of 0.5%.

PSD code
580302
for Form W-2 and withholding
Nonresident EIT
0.5%
Local services tax
$10
a year per employee
Population
1,741
Census estimate, 2025

Rates and collector

PSD codeResident EITNonresidentLSTEIT collector
5803021%0.5%$10Berkheimer Tax Administrator
(610) 599-3139

Forest City is in the Forest City Regn School District and the Susquehanna Tax Collection District. Collector website: www.hab-inc.com.

What employers withhold

Pennsylvania employers withhold local earned income tax at the higher of two rates: the total resident rate where the employee lives, or the nonresident rate where they work. For someone who lives and works in Forest City, that's 1%: about $500 a year on $50,000 of wages. Report the employee's PSD code on Form W-2 and on the quarterly return to the collector.

The local services tax (LST) of $10 a year is withheld from people who work in Forest City, usually in equal amounts each pay period.

Pennsylvania's Act 32 rules: DCED local withholding tax FAQs.

Nearby in Susquehanna Tax Collection District

MunicipalityResident EITPSD code
Apolacon Township0%580401
Ararat Township0%580601
Auburn Township1%580201
Bridgewater Township1%580402
Brooklyn Township1%580501
Choconut Township0%580403
Clifford Township1%580502
Dimock Township1%580202
Forest Lake Township0%580404
Franklin Township0%580405
Friendsville Borough0%580406
Gibson Township1%580503

All 40 municipalities in Susquehanna County

Running payroll in Forest City, PA?

Sources

We copy figures from official sources and re-check them against the source before every update. See our methodology. This is general information, not legal advice.