Philadelphia local tax filing

[simpleliving412]

My daughter is not a resident of Philadelphia, she just worked there for 4 to 5 months, and on her every pay check, there is a withholding amount on PA W/H and PhilCity W/H, my question is, does she still needs to file a local tax return, on the municipality she worked in Philadelphia..

thanks in advance for the replies..

[CesarJ · Accepted solution]

If your daughter is a non-resident who worked in Philadelphia and had Pennsylvania state withholding (PA W/H) and Philadelphia city withholding (PhilCity W/H) on her paychecks, she very likely needs to file a local tax return with Philadelphia. Non-residents working in Philadelphia are generally subject to Philadelphia's Wage Tax, which must be filed and reconciled even if they don't live in the city.

Please note that Pennsylvania state law requires all non-residents who earn income from Pennsylvania sources to file a Pennsylvania non-resident income tax return if tax was withheld. Similarly, for Philadelphia city taxes, while residents pay a resident wage tax, non-resident workers pay a non-resident wage tax and are required to file accordingly.

To file your daughter's Philadelphia local tax return as a non-resident worker visit this link.

@simpleliving412 

(Edited April 2, 2026, 7:26 am PST)

[simpleliving412]

Thank You so much CesarJ, apologize for so late a reply, as i was using a windows desktop version of TTax de luxe, and cant find the feature on this version to access the local taxes section, so do i need to use TTax online to generate the necessary forms for local filing, and this forms, do i need to mail them, im sorry, our first time with state and local taxes, as Florida don't have them, thanks again in advance Sir CesarJ.

[simpleliving412]

Thanks again for the reply CesarJ, so ill be using the link, for Philadelphia local tax return as a non-resident worker, and not the turbo tax online anymore..