2026 Tax Year
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Every figure shown by the calculator is an estimate, not an exact value. The numbers are produced by applying the published 2026 IRS federal brackets, the 2026 standard deduction, the 2026 Social Security wage base and Medicare rates, the Pennsylvania flat 3.07% income tax, the 2026 PA employee Unemployment Compensation (SUI) rate of 0.07%, and preset or user-entered local Earned Income Tax / Local Services Tax rates.
Actual withholding depends on factors we cannot see — your employer's exact payroll engine, your certified Form W-4 with steps you may not have transcribed, supplemental wage policies on bonuses, mid-year adjustments to your W-4, your actual EIT residency under Act 32, and any tax-equalisation adjustments if you are a remote worker.
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Federal data: IRS Publication 15-T, IRS Publication 15, IRS Publication 505, IRS Topic 751. Pennsylvania data: PA Department of Revenue (Personal Income Tax), PA Department of Labor & Industry (UC rate), PA Department of Community & Economic Development (Act 32 / EIT register). Local EIT rates default to illustrative figures; users are responsible for confirming their actual rate via the official Act 32 register.
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