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​Business Tax Services are Now on myPATH

myPATH - Pennsylvania Tax Hub

The following are business tax types with services available on myPATH:

  • Booking Agent Tax
  • Public Transportation Assistance
  • Consumer Fireworks Tax
  • Public Utility Realty
  • Corporate Net Income Tax
  • Sales & Use Tax
  • Gross Premiums Corporation Tax
  • Shares Tax
  • Gross Receipts Corporation Tax
  • Small Games of Chance
  • Individual Cigarette Excise
  • Unstampable Little Cigar
  • Malt Beverage Tax
  • Vehicle Rental Tax
  • Mutual Thrift Institutions Tax
  • Wine Excise Tax
  • Other Tobacco Products
  • Withholding Tax

Account Structures

PATH Account Structure: In the Pennsylvania Tax Hub (PATH), the department’s new tax system, every customer will be assigned an 11-digit Account ID.

Withholding Accounts: In PATH, withholding accounts will be separated by type of withholding tax. Each type of withholding account will have an accompanying annual reconciliation account, and each will be associated with an 8-digit withholding ID, as outlined in the table below:

Withholding Type 11-Digit Account ID 8-Digit Withholding ID
Employer Withholding Tax###################
Employer Annual Reconciliation###########​
Other Income Withholding Tax###################
Other Income Annual Reconciliation###########​
Retirement Withholding Tax###################
Retirement Annual Reconciliation###########​

This account structure will enable the department to correctly track all related filings and payments. It will also allow filing expectations for the reconciliations to be tracked separately from the filing expectations for the returns.

License Accounts: As outlined in the table below, license accounts will have a tax account type and an accompanying license account type. This account structure enables the system to track license renewal periods separately from return filing periods.

Account Type 11-Digit Account ID 8-Digit License ID
Sales Tax###################
Sales License###########​

What ID will be displayed on PATH notices?

PATH notices related to withholding accounts will show the 8-digit withholding ID in the headers of notices sent to customers. PATH notices related to sales tax accounts will include the 8-digit sales license ID in the header of the notices.

11-digit account IDs for these account types will not appear on the notices.

What will be displayed on myPATH?

Customers using myPATH will see both their 11-digit account ID and their 8-digit withholding ID or sales license ID. The department will accept both the 11-digit and 8-digits IDs as validation when customers file and pay on myPATH.

Electronic Filing

The following electronic filing options are available via myPATH:

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myPATH supports bulk file uploads for the following:

  • Sales returns and payments via CSV formatted files
  • Withholding returns (REV-1667 and PA-W3) via CSV formatted files
  • Withholding payments (PA-501) via CSV formatted files
  • Original or corrected income statements (1099-MISCs, 1099-NECs, 1099-Rs, and W2s) via CSV formatted files
  • Original or corrected W2s via EFW2/EFW2C formatted files

To file electronically, you will be required to sign up for a myPATH profile on or after November 30th.

See the myPATH Filing Options for Business Taxes and the myPATH Payment Options for Business Taxes for more details.

e-TIDES USERS

e-TIDES, the current online filing system for business taxpayers is being retired. That means all business taxpayers and current e-TIDES users will instead use myPATH for filing returns, making payments, and managing their accounts.

Third party tax professionals with access to client tax accounts in e-TIDES are able to migrate their account access into the new system. These users are required to enter their e-TIDES User ID and Password (i.e., e-Signature account credentials) to migrate access.

e-TIDES Functionality Post Transition

The Department of Revenue will keep select e-TIDES functionality available in parallel with the migration to myPATH until February 24, 2023. Customers are encouraged to establish their myPATH profile as soon as possible during this transition period to become familiar with the services available in myPATH. The extended availability of certain e-TIDES services is intended to be a contingency for customers, enabling a smoother transition to myPATH.

The following functionality will remain available concurrently on e-TIDES as well as myPATH until February 24, 2023

  • Sales Tax and W-3 Employer Returns
  • Sales Tax and W-3/501 Employer Payments
  • Corporation Tax Payments, including estimated, extension requests, and delinquency payments

All other existing e-TIDES services not identified in the previous section are no longer be supported on e-TIDES. These services will be available via myPATH, including, but not limited to:

  • Cigarette license renewals
  • Account updates and maintenance
  • Notice payments
  • RCT-101D

View the e-TIDES retirement timeline for important cut-off dates for performing many functions in e-TIDES.

TeleFile Functionality Post Transition

Update: TeleFile Users Required to Submit the REV-1895 TeleFile Request Form to Continue Using Service

With the transition of business taxes to myPATH in November 2022, the department has  the number of taxes supported by the TeleFile system, a toll-free service that allows taxpayers to file their tax returns and make payments over the phone. Business owners are encouraged to sign up for myPATH  to take advantage of the easy-to-use online service.

The following functionality will remain available concurrently via TeleFile as well as myPATH:

Return Filing

  • Sales Tax
  • Employer W3 (quarterly)
  • Employer W-2, Withholding Statement (annual)
  • Public Transportation Assistance

Payments

  • Sales Tax
  • Employer
  • Public Transportation Assistance
  • Corporate Net Income Tax

All other tax types not identified in the previous section will no longer be supported by TeleFile. Services for most tax types are available via myPATH.

Business Tax Registration

The Pennsylvania Online Business Entity Registration (PA-100) was replaced with myPATH's "Pennsylvania Online Business Tax Registration" service.  For more information, visit the Business Registration page.

Multi-factor Authentication

Unlike e-TIDES, myPATH users will be required to set up multi-factor authentication (MFA). This means, user profiles will be protected by a unique security code that will need to be entered any time they are using a new browser or device. 

Visit our Online Customer Service center at the link below for more information.

What is two-step verification and how do I get my security code? (custhelp.com)

e-Correspondence and Account Maintenance

Like e-TIDES, myPATH will offer convenient services for business taxpayers, such as, opting into electronic correspondence, changing filing frequencies, updating addresses, and requesting statements of account.

Users will also have the opportunity to sign up to receive due date reminders for select account types. myPATH will send a reminder to file a return or make a payment 5 days before the due date.

See the e-TIDES myPATH Comparison for more details.