Forward Township, Pennsylvania local income tax

Allegheny County · tax year 2026

1% resident earned income tax

0.5% goes to Forward and 0.5% to Elizabeth Forward School District. There is no nonresident EIT for people who work here but live elsewhere.

PSD code
720203
for Form W-2 and withholding
Nonresident EIT
0%
Local services tax
$10
a year per employee
Population
2,918
Census estimate, 2025

Rates and collector

PSD codeResident EITNonresidentLSTEIT collector
7202031%0%$10Keystone Collections Group
(724) 978-0300

Forward is in the Elizabeth Forward School District and the Allegheny Southeast Tax Collection District. Collector website: www.keystonecollects.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 Forward, 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 Forward, usually in equal amounts each pay period.

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

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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.