Pennsylvania has a state income tax — plus local earned-income taxes in many towns — so tax time here means returns that have to line up carefully. Compass Tax Center handles your federal, Pennsylvania, and local returns together, personally, year-round, and 100% virtually. From Philly to Pittsburgh to the Poconos, we're a secure upload and a phone call away.
A federal return and a Pennsylvania return, prepared together so they agree. PA uses one low flat rate, which keeps the state side simple — but most towns add a local earned-income tax, and Philadelphia has its own wage tax. We handle all of it.
Two returns instead of one — plus a local piece — means more to keep straight. We handle the whole picture, and we're here after April, too.
Pennsylvania taxes income at a single flat rate of about 3.07%, one of the lowest in the country. And it's especially friendly to retirees: PA generally doesn't tax Social Security, pensions, or retirement-account withdrawals once you've reached retirement age.
The catch is local. Many Pennsylvania municipalities and school districts add an earned-income tax, and Philadelphia has its own wage tax — so we make sure those local pieces are filed right alongside your state return.
Pennsylvania's flat tax is simple on the surface, but the local taxes and its inheritance tax are where it gets particular. If any of these are you, they're firmly in our wheelhouse.
You don't need a tax office down the road — you need the right person handling all your returns. Everything we do is secure and fully virtual, so working with us is exactly as easy from Erie as it is from Philadelphia. And since we serve all 50 states, if life moves you out of Pennsylvania, your tax help doesn't have to change.
Start now or book a free consultation. We're here year-round — for tax season and everything after it.