In July 2008, the Pennsylvania Legislature passed Act 32 which was intended to consolidate the collection of Earned Income Tax. Currently, there are 560 taxing authorities for 2,900 local taxing jurisdictions.Beginning in 2012, there will be 69 tax collection districts and the regulations will be standardized and strictly enforced. The tax collection districts will be comprised primarily of a single tax collector for all counties in Pennsylvania. read more here

Beginning on 7/1/11 and continuing through 12/31/11, the standard mileage rate authorized by the IRS to compute the deductible costs of operating an automobile is being increased by 4.5 cents for miles driven for business use and for medical or moving purposes. The new rate for business use will be 55.5 cents per mile. For medical and moving purposes, the standard mileage rate will be 23.5 cents per mile. For more information about 2011 standard mileage rates, read more here.

The Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) is a tax that most employers are required to pay on the first $7,000 of their employees earnings. The net tax rate of 0.8% will be reduced to 0.6% effective for all payroll checks dated after 6/30/2011. For more information about this tax and the rate change, read more here.