A PTET election allows PTEs, which are not subject to the SALT cap, to deduct the state income taxes on the PTE's activities for federal income tax purposes. Pennsylvania is one of only five states, along with Delaware, Maine, North Dakota, and the District of Columbia, to have a PIT but no PTET election.
Who Must File. Every resident, part-year resident or nonresident individual must file a Pennsylvania Income Tax Return (PA-40) when he or she realizes income generating $1 or more in tax, even if no tax is due (e.g., when an employee receives compensation where tax is withheld).
Start an S corp in Pennsylvania Step 1 – Choose a name. Step 2 – Designate a Pennsylvania registered office. Step 3 – File Pennsylvania Certificate of Organization. Step 4 – Create an operating agreement. Step 5 – Apply for an EIN. Step 6 – Apply for S Corp status with IRS Form 2553.
All partnerships with nonfiling corporate partners (C corporations) must file PA-65 Corp. Partnerships and limited liability companies filing as partnerships are required to withhold corporate net income tax for nonfiling corporate partners.
Pennsylvania exempts all forms of retirement income from taxation for residents 60 and older. That can mean thousands of dollars in annual savings as compared with other states in the region.
A partnership with operations within Pennsylvania whose partners are all C corporations must provide to the department a complete copy of its federal Form 1065. Such a partnership must submit a PA-65 Corp, Directory of Corporate Partners, and does not complete a PA-20S/PA-65 Information Return.
Authorized shares are the total number of shares a company can legally issue, while issued shares are the number the company has issued to date. The number of authorized and issued shares may be the same or different, in which case there would be more authorized than issued shares.
You may request a certificate by mail, by submitting a completed Copy/Certification Request (Form DSCB: 15-133/145/153). This form includes instructions. Mail your completed form to: Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, PO Box 8722, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722.
Authorized shares, or authorized stock, are simply a legally allowed maximum number of shares that a company can issue to investors. The number of authorized shares is specified in the company's articles of incorporation. You can also see the number in the capital accounts section on the balance sheet.
To form an LLC, a Certificate of Organization is required to be filed with the Corporation Bureau of the Pennsylvania Department of State, in conjunction with a Docketing Statement and all applicable fees.