Tax Resources

PICPA Is Your Tax Resource Center

Whether you have state, local, or federal tax questions, the PICPA has you covered. Access updates, contact information, technical support, blogs, and more below.

Pennsylvania Department of Revenue

Contacting the DOR

• Pa. DOR Contact List  -  May 25, 2023 
• Pa. DOR Staff Phone Numbers - Commonwealth Directory  -  July 2024
• Pa. DOR myPATH Technical Support - Email myPATH@pa.gov or call (717) 425-2495 Ext. 72841 - May 25, 2023
• Schedule-A-Call E-mail Portal for Tax Professionals  -  May 25, 2023
• Tax Professional E-mail Service  -  May 25, 2023
• PA DOR  Online Customer Service Center 

myPATH Information

• Common myPATH Withholding Concerns  -  Jan. 20, 2023
• myPATH W-3 and REV1667 Help Guidance  -  Jan. 13, 2023
• Revenue 411 Videos - myPATH system tutorials

Other

• 2024 Tax Deadlines
• Full Transcripts from PICPA's Q&A Sessions with the DOR
• Tax Appeals
• Tips from the Pennsylvania Board of Appeals  - Dec. 5, 2022
• Tax Professional e-Services
• Tax Update Newsletter
• Tax Forms, Instructions, and Publications
• Tax Laws, Policies, and Bulletins
• Tax Seminars
• State Tax Summaries
• Guidance on Nonresident Withholding
• Pa. PIT Guide

Local Resources 

Pennsylvania Department of Economic and Community Development

• Pennsylvania Department of Economic and Community Development
• Local Tax - Act 32 Implementation
• Certified Tax Collectors Listing
• Local Income Tax Collectors by District

City of Philadelphia Revenue Department

Provides tax forms and instructions, information on technical rulings, and more.

City of Pittsburgh Department of Finance

Offers numerous downloadable forms and information.

Internal Revenue Service  

• Taxpayer Experience Office
• IRS Tax Information for Tax Professionals
• IRS Newsroom

State Agencies, Boards, and Commissions

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania General Assembly
• Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
• Pennsylvania Treasury Department
• Pennsylvania Office of the Budget
• Pennsylvania State Board of Accountancy
• Pennsylvania eMarketplace  (Procurement opportunities)
• Independent Fiscal Office

Regulatory Resources

• Independent Regulatory Review Commission
• Pennsylvania Bulletin
• Pennsylvania Code

Federal Level Contacts & Resources

• Pennsylvania U.S. Congress Members
• AICPA Congressional and Federal Affairs

State and Federal Tax Updates 

• IRS Announces Delay in Form 1099-K Reporting Threshold for Third-Party Platform Payments in 2023; Plans for a Threshold of $5,000 for 2024 to Phase in Implementation and Fact Sheet - Nov. 22, 2023
• Pa. DOR Tip: How to Read a Refund Check - Nov. 17, 2023
• IRS Makes Acceptance of e-Signatures Permanent - Oct. 23, 2023
• IRS Orders Immediate Stop to New Employee Retention Credit Processing.
  • Rich Furlong, IRS senior stakeholder liaison, shares details of the Sept. 14, 2023, announcement. - Sept. 15, 2023
• Pa. DOR reminds corporate taxpayers of the requirement to submit estimated tax payments which meet the applicable safe harbor thresholds in order to avoid imposition of interest on the underpayment. 
  • Beginning January 2024, the DOR will begin issuing assessments to taxpayers for failure to meet this requirement. - June 16, 2023
• Pa. DOR Offers Clarifications and Instructions for Making Sales and Employer Tax Payments - March 24, 2023
• Pa. DOR Schedule DC - Child and Dependent Care Enhancement Tax Credit Guidance - March 7, 2023
• Pa. DOR Updated Guidance on Treatment of IRC Sec. 174 Expensing, as well as IRC Secs. 179 and 1031 - Feb. 22, 2023
• Third-Party Users Can Now Register Additional Tax Accounts for Clients They Have Access to in myPATH - Jan. 20, 2023
• Common myPATH Withholding Concerns - Jan. 20, 2023