Employer Facts

Howard Borough, Pennsylvania local income tax

Centre County · tax year 2026

2.55% resident earned income tax

0.5% goes to Howard and 2.05% to Bald Eagle Area School District. People who work in Howard but live elsewhere owe a nonresident rate of 0.5%.

PSD code
140103
for Form W-2 and withholding
Nonresident EIT
0.5%
Local services tax
$10
a year per employee
Population
659
Census estimate, 2025

Rates and collector

PSD codeResident EITNonresidentLSTEIT collector
1401032.55%0.5%$10Centre Tax Agency
(814) 234-7120

Howard is in the Bald Eagle Area School District and the Centre Tax Collection District. Collector website: www.statecollegepa.us.

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 Howard, that's 2.55%: about $1,275 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 Howard, usually in equal amounts each pay period.

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

Nearby in Centre Tax Collection District

MunicipalityResident EITPSD code
Bellefonte Borough1.65%140201
Benner Township1.45%–1.55%140202, 140401
Boggs Township2.55%140101
Burnside Township2.55%140102
Centre Hall Borough1.8%140301
College Township1.45%140402
Ferguson Township2.35%140403
Gregg Township1.8%140302
Haines Township1.8%140303
Halfmoon Township1.45%140404
Harris Township1.45%140405
Howard Township2.55%140104

All 35 municipalities in Centre County

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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.