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Pennsylvania EIN: myPATH, Withholding ID and UC Account

Last updated November 1, 2026 · Written by the EIN Registration filing team

There is no Pennsylvania EIN. The IRS issues it on Form SS-4. What Pennsylvania adds comes after it: a Withholding ID from the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue once you pay wages, an unemployment insurance account with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, and a Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License from the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue if you sell taxable goods or services.

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After your EIN in Pennsylvania

AccountAgencyNumber you getRegister
State income tax withholdingPennsylvania Department of RevenueWithholding ID, 8 digits (myPATH also shows an 11-digit Account ID)myPATH
Unemployment insurancePennsylvania Department of Labor and IndustryUC Employer Account Number, 7 digitsmyPATH
Sales taxPennsylvania Department of RevenueSales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax LicensemyPATH

The Pennsylvania Online Business Tax Registration in myPATH covers Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax, Employer Withholding (plus other income and retirement withholding), Unemployment Compensation and other state business taxes. Labor and Industry uses the registration to decide UC liability and assign the employer account number.

Pennsylvania's local earned income tax and Local Services Tax go to local tax collectors. Employers register with the local tax collector for each Pennsylvania worksite and remit the withheld tax there, while Philadelphia withholding is paid to the city's own Department of Revenue.

In myPATH, Pennsylvania gives each withholding account an 8-digit Withholding ID alongside an 11-digit Account ID, and a sales tax account gets an 8-digit Sales License ID. The Department accepts either the 11-digit or the 8-digit ID when you file and pay on myPATH.

Also on the Pennsylvania list

  • Register with the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue through myPATH. The enterprise registration replaced the old PA-100 and asks for the EIN to open employer withholding and sales tax accounts.
  • File the annual report with the Department of State every year; for LLCs it falls due on the same date each year regardless of the formation date.

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What is different about Pennsylvania

  • Pennsylvania's certificate of organization is filed together with a docketing statement, and the docketing statement asks for the federal EIN. An LLC that does not have the number yet can still file, but the Department of State's form is one of the few in the country that expects the EIN at the moment of formation.
  • Pennsylvania replaced its once-a-decade decennial report with an annual report requirement, so an LLC now has a yearly Department of State filing that older guides say does not exist. Searches for the Pennsylvania decennial report turn up advice written for the old regime.
  • Pennsylvania requires a registered office address rather than a named registered agent. An LLC with no Pennsylvania street address uses a Commercial Registered Office Provider, and the provider's name, not an individual's, appears on the filed certificate.

Before you apply

The SS-4 must match the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations filing; its entity number is a state index, not a tax ID.

Pennsylvania EIN questions

How do I get an EIN number in Pennsylvania?

File IRS Form SS-4 after the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations approves any formation filing; there is no Pennsylvania EIN application. The Pennsylvania Online Business Tax Registration in myPATH covers Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax, Employer Withholding (plus other income and retirement withholding), Unemployment Compensation and other state business taxes. Labor and Industry uses the registration to decide UC liability and assign the employer account number.

Is there a Pennsylvania EIN or state tax ID number?

No; only the IRS issues EINs (also called the FEIN or federal tax ID). Pennsylvania's own numbers are the entity number from the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, the Withholding ID from the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, the UC Employer Account Number from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, and the Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License from the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.

Is the Pennsylvania Withholding ID the same as my EIN?

No. The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue assigns it when you register as an employer in myPATH, and it is 8 digits (myPATH also shows an 11-digit Account ID). It goes in W-2 box 15; the EIN goes in box b.

Where do I register for Pennsylvania unemployment insurance?

With the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, online through myPATH. It assigns an UC Employer Account Number, 7 digits, a separate number from the EIN.

Do I need a Pennsylvania Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax License?

Only if you sell what Pennsylvania taxes. The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue issues it through myPATH, and your returns are filed under its number, not the EIN.

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