Withholdings

Local Income Tax
 
The Manheim Central School District deducts for local income tax based on the district of residence of the employee. All new employees of the district complete the form below at the time of hire. Employees who move into a new district should check the form below in order for the correct local income tax may be withheld from their check.
 

The Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau, also doing business as the Middletown Area Tax Collection Bureau, is an agency organized to simplify the reporting, administration, and collection of the Earned Income Tax for all residents of its jurisdiction, which is comprised of all the school districts and municipalities in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; the Octorara Area School District of Chester County, Pennsylvania and all municipalities therein; and the Middletown Area School District, Lower Dauphin School District and Susquehanna Township School District of Dauphin County Pennsylvania and all municipalities therein.

To request forms or to learn more about the Bureau, click on the link below and you will be re-directed to the Bureau's website.

Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau

State Income Tax
The rate to be withheld for Pennsylvania State Income Tax is 3.07%.  To access information regarding Pennsylvania State tax, click on the link below.

Pennsylvania Department of Revenue

Federal Income Tax
In order to make changes to your federal tax witrhholding amount, you may download this form W4 Federal Withholding Form.  Upon completion, please forward the signed form to Stephanie Bernard at the Business Office.  Click on the link below to access the Internal Revenue Service website.

Internal Revenue Service

Medicare and Social Security Tax
The contribution rate, also known as the FICA tax rate, is 7.65% for employees and 15.30% for self-employed persons. The rates are broken out as follows:
  • 6.2% (Social Security portion) on earnings up to the maximum taxable amount ($97,500 in 2007)
  • 1.45% (Medicare portion) on all earnings.

  Set by law, these rates haven't changed since 1990. 

Maximum Earnings Taxable
Program 2009 2010 2011
Social Security              $106,800  $106,800* $106,800*
Medicare
No Limit for any year after 1993

* By law, these amounts will be unchanged for 2010 and 2011 because these is no COLA (Cost-of-living Adjustment).

 
Additional information may be found on SSA's website: Social Security Administration
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