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CONTACT INFORMATION
                                            CORPORATION TAXES                              All  corporations  and  LLCs  electing  to  file  as   is subject will automatically be provided to the
Online Customer Service Center                                                             corporations with the IRS that are formed under PA     corporation or LLC by letter.
www.revenue.pa.gov                                                                         law – or formed under the laws of another state,
                                                                                                                                                  Questions regarding establishment of a Revenue ID
                                                                                           but doing business in PA – must pay corporate net
                                            SUBCHAPTER S CORPORATIONS                                                                             Number  should  be  directed  to  the  Revenue
Taxpayer Service & Information Center                                                      income tax.  PA S corporations are subject to
                                                                                                                                                  Department at 717-705-6225.
                                            LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES                    corporate net income tax to the extent of any built-
Personal Taxes: 717-787-8201
                                                                                           in  gains  recognized  for  federal  income  tax       Do nonprofit corporations need to file
Business Taxes: 717-787-1064                                                               purposes. All other income of a PA S corporation is    returns?
e-Business Center: 717-783-6277                                                            reported  by  shareholders  and  taxed  at  3.07       Yes. Only corporations exempt by provisions of
                                                                                           percent, the PA personal income tax rate.              Article IV of the PA Tax Reform Code do not have to
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Touch-tone service is required for this                                                    CORPORATION TAXES
                                                                                                                                                  What taxes are foreign (out-of-state)
automated, 24-hour, toll-free line. Call to                                                How do I create a corporation or limited               corporations required to pay?
order forms or check the status of a                                                       liability company?
corporate tax account.                                                                                                                            If  business  activities  in  PA  involve  more  than
                                                                                           Information on forming a corporation or LLC is         solicitation of sales of tangible personal property,
                                                                                           available on the PA Department of State website,       the company is subject to corporate net income
forms Ordering message Service                                                             www.dos.pa.gov. In short, creating a corporation       tax. Corporations involved in certain industries may
1-800-362-2050                                                                             is a legal process that entails drawing up and filing  be subject to specialty taxes in addition to or in lieu
                                                                                           articles of incorporation; to form a limited liability of corporate net income tax.
Services for Taxpayers with Special Hearing                                                company, business organizers must file a certificate
and/or Speaking Needs                                                                      of organization.                                       How does a business transfer account
1-800-447-3020                                                                                                                                    credits?
                                                                                           Once created, a corporation or LLC should apply for
                                                                                           an employer identification number with the Internal    Transfer requests – on company letterhead and
Call or visit the Revenue district office                                                                                                         signed by an officer of the corporation – may be
                                                                                           Revenue Service (IRS), if required. Corporations or
nearest you, listed in the government pages                                                                                                       faxed to the Accounting Division at 717-705-6227
                                                                                           LLCs wishing to be classified as S corporations
of your local phone directory.                                                                                                                    or mailed to the following address: 
                                                                                           must also file federal form 2553, election by a
                                                                                           Small Business Corporation, with the IRS.              PA DePARTmeNT Of ReVeNue 
                                                                                                                                                  BuReAu Of CORPORATION TAXeS
                                                                                           Such businesses must also register for PA tax
                                                                                                                                                  PO BOX 280701
                                                                                           accounts online at www.PABizOnline.com or by
                                                                                                                                                  HARRISBuRg PA 17128-0701
                                                                                           completing  the  PA  enterprise  Registration
                                                                                           form,  PA-100.  The  form  is  available  at           each request must include account name, address,
                                            While this brochure answers some of the most
                                            frequently  asked  questions  regarding  PA’s  www.revenue.pa.gov or by                  calling      Revenue  ID  number  and/or  federal  employer
                                            corporation taxes, taxpayers are encouraged to 1-800-362-2050.                                        identification number and transfer periods.
                                            review ReV-1200, PA Corporate Net Income
                                            Tax  Instructions,  before  completing  any    How do I obtain a Revenue Identification               Describe nexus and the definition of doing 
                                            corporate tax reports or schedules.            Number?                                                business.
                                                                                           Once a corporation or LLC is registered with the PA    Nexus is a connection that determines a company
                                                                                           Department  of  State,  business  information  is      is doing business in PA and is subject to PA taxes.
                                                                                           shared with the Department of Revenue so it may
                                                                                           establish  a  Revenue  ID  Number.  The  account       What is a corporation’s safe harbor amount?
                                                                                           number and notice of taxes to which the business       The safe harbor amount is the tax value from the
www.revenue.pa.gov                          ReV-582 (PO+) 01-17                                                                                   www.revenue.pa.gov



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second preceding period (base year) recalculated     Organizations are also encouraged to review Tax        Can the election not to be taxed as an                did not elect to file as a corporation with the IRS is
based on current rates and law. This value may be    Bulletins 53e, 53f, 53C and 53B, available on the      S corporation ever be revoked?                        not  subject  to  corporate  net  income  tax,  and
used as a basis for making current-year estimated    department’s website, or call 717-783-6052, for        Once this election is made, it cannot be revoked for  therefore is not required to file RCT-101.
prepayments. failure to make adequate estimated      further information on going out-of-existence or       five years unless the taxpayer becomes a qualified
prepayments  could  result  in  the  imposition  of  withdrawing from doing business in PA.                 subchapter S subsidiary.                              Does PA follow federal LLC laws?
                                                                                                                                                                  Yes. LLCs that do not elect to file as corporations
additional interest.                                                                                        Such requests must be made in writing to the          with the IRS are exempt from corporate net income
                                                     What are the filing requirements for inactive
                                                                                                            Bureau of Corporation Taxes and submitted within      tax.  LLCs  classified  as  federal  corporations  –
What is the corporate net income tax sales           corporations?                                          the  first  75  days  of  the  tax  year  in  which   including restricted professional companies – are
factor?                                              A corporate tax return must be filed as long as an     reinstatement to PA S status is requested. each       subject to corporate net income tax.
Corporations doing business and subject to tax in    organization  remains  a  registered  corporation,     request must contain the name of the corporation,
more than one state are required to apportion        even if no business was conducted. In such a case,     federal eIN, Revenue ID number and the effective      Are there advantages to organizing as an
income when calculating PA tax liabilities or PA net RCT-101-I, Inactive PA Corporate Net Income Tax        date of revocation.                                   LLC?
operating losses. The corporate net income tax       Report, must be filed. A corporation with any                                                                Advantages and disadvantages to doing business
                                                                                                            each request must be signed by at least 51 percent
apportionment  formula  is  based  on  sales         activity, real property, other assets or income is not                                                       as an LLC vary depending on the type of business.
                                                                                                            of a corporation’s shareholders. each shareholder
attributable to PA.                                  considered inactive.                                                                                         Individuals considering doing business as an LLC
                                                                                                            should also indicate his/her percentage of stock
What is a net operating loss?                                                                               ownership in the corporation. The revocation letter   are encouraged to consult legal and/or accounting
PA’s net operating loss (NOL) carry-forward allows   SUBCHAPTER S CORPORATIONS                              should be sent to the following address:              professionals  to  determine  if  this  type  of
                                                                                                                                                                  organization is appropriate.
corporate taxpayers to deduct losses from one year   for tax years beginning after Dec. 31, 2005, an        PA DePARTmeNT Of ReVeNue 
from profits in subsequent years. Losses can be      entity with a valid federal Subchapter S status is     BuReAu Of CORPORATION TAXeS                           What kind of PA tax return does an LLC file?
carried forward and deducted from profits for up to  automatically considered a PA S corporation.           PO BOX 280701                                         If the LLC is classified as a corporation for federal
                                                                                                            HARRISBuRg PA 17128-0701                              income tax purposes, it is subject to PA Corporate
20 subsequent tax periods. See ReV-1200, PA          An S corporation can reduce its tax liability because
                                                                                                                                                                  Net Income Tax andmust complete the RCT-101. If
Corporate  Net  Income  Tax  Instructions,  for      the income earned is not taxed at the 9.99 percent     If a federal S corporation has been taxed
                                                                                                                                                                  an LLC is classified as a partnership, it must also
additional information.                              corporate net income tax rate; rather income is        as a PA C corporation prior to tax years
                                                                                                                                                                  file an Information Return, PA-20S/PA-65.
How does a company go out-of-existence or            passed  through  to  shareholders  who  pay  PA        beginning after Dec. 31, 2005, must
withdraw from doing business in PA?                  personal income tax on the business income at the      REV-976 still be filed?
                                                     rate  of  3.07  percent.  Shareholders  of  S          Yes. ReV-976, election Not to Be Taxed as a PA S
The corporation should indicate on its Corporate
                                                     corporations include their shares of income, loss or   Corporation, must be filed regardless of any prior
Tax Report, RCT-101, that the report is a final                                                             revocation or termination of PA S status.
                                                     credit on their personal income tax returns. 
report.  ReV-861,  Schedule  DA,  Disposition  of
Assets, may also be required if the corporation held An S corporation is subject to corporate net income
any assets during the year.                          tax only to the extent of its built-in gains.          LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
                                                                                                            LLCs  provide  limited  personal  liability  to  their
for tax periods beginning prior to Jan. 1, 2002, or                                                         members and may be formed with one or more
                                                     What if a federal Subchapter S corporation
for tax periods beginning on/after Jan. 1, 2002, for                                                        members. To establish an LLC in PA, a certificate of
                                                     wishes to be taxed as a PA C corporation?
which an RCT-101 was filed but was not marked as                                                            organization must be filed with the PA Department
                                                     A federal Subchapter S corporation that wishes to
final,  ReV-238,  Out  of  existence/Withdrawal                                                             of State.
                                                     be taxed as a PA C corporation must elect not to
Affidavit, should be filed.  
                                                     be taxed as a PA S corporation using ReV-976. This     A restricted professional company is a unique type
Companies dissolving through or withdrawing from     election must be signed by all shareholders and        of  LLC  formed  by  one  or  more  licensed
the PA Department of State must file ReV-181,        filed on or before the due date or extended due        professionals  who  restrict  their  practice  to
Application for Tax Clearance Certificate.           date of RCT-101.                                       medicine, law or accounting. Such a company that
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