Plan for Allentown, PA
Allentown Business Filing Deadlines & Ongoing Requirements
What a business in Allentown keeps doing after it opens: recurring filings, renewals and the events that trigger new obligations. Change the business details to fit yours.
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Where Allentown, PA filings and renewals are tracked
City of AllentownHas its own business licenses, taxes or permits (listed below). Checked 2026-10-13.
Lehigh CountyHas its own business licenses, taxes or permits (listed below). Checked 2026-10-16.
Local items to renew or file
- Hold an Allentown business license · City of Allentown Bureau of Revenue and Audit (city)
- File Allentown business privilege tax · City of Allentown Bureau of Revenue and Audit (city)
- File the Lehigh County hotel room rental tax return · Lehigh County Fiscal Office (county)
- Register with the Lehigh County local tax collector for earned income tax and local services tax · Local tax collector for the worksite's tax collection district (county)
- Remit local earned income tax and local services tax for Lehigh County worksites · Local tax collector for the worksite's tax collection district (county)
- File the W-2R earned income tax reconciliation for Lehigh County · Local tax collector for the worksite's tax collection district (county)
File and renew with these Pennsylvania agencies
- Annual reports: Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations
- Tax returns and payments: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
- Unemployment insurance filings: Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (UC)
Renewals, filing triggers and recurring deadlines in Allentown
16 items in your plan repeat on a schedule. Each one lists its authority and when it comes due.
Recurring filings and renewals
- File federal income tax return: Form 1040 with Schedule C · every year · April 15 · IRS
- Deposit federal payroll taxes · every month · 15th day of the following month · IRS
- File Form 941 (Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return) · every quarter · April 30, July 31, October 31, January 31 · IRS
- File Form 940 (Federal Unemployment Tax) · every year · January 31 · IRS
- Issue Forms W-2 and file W-3 · every year · January 31 · IRS / SSA
- File Annual Report (Pennsylvania) · every year · September 30 · Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations
- Register for and file Pennsylvania entity-level taxes · every year · Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
- File sales tax returns and remit tax (Pennsylvania) · every month · Monthly, quarterly or annually as assigned by the state · Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
- File wage reports and pay unemployment insurance contributions (Pennsylvania) · every quarter · Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (UC)
- File the annual unclaimed property holder report (Pennsylvania) · every year · April 15 · Pennsylvania unclaimed property program
- Obtain food service establishment / health permit · every year · Lehigh County health department (Pennsylvania)
- Local earned income tax and business privilege registration — Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania · every year · Municipality / tax collector (Philadelphia: Commercial Activity License): Allentown / Lehigh County
- Hold an Allentown business license · every year · Calendar year · City of Allentown Bureau of Revenue and Audit
- File Allentown business privilege tax · every year · City of Allentown Bureau of Revenue and Audit
- Remit local earned income tax and local services tax for Lehigh County worksites · every quarter · January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30 · Local tax collector for the worksite's tax collection district
- File the W-2R earned income tax reconciliation for Lehigh County · every year · Last day of February · Local tax collector for the worksite's tax collection district
Filings triggered by an event
- Complete Form I-9 for each new hire: applies when Business has employees
- Report new hires to the Pennsylvania new hire directory: applies when 3 employees in Pennsylvania
Find an obligationShowing 29 of 29 obligations
Federal
8
State
13
County
4
City
4
Common questions about Allentown
The state licenses your industry through its own regulator, and the city and county add local permits. These are the authorities and local items on record for Allentown:
- Contractor licensing: Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (home improvement contractor registration)
- Real estate licensing: Pennsylvania State Real Estate Commission
- Alcohol licensing: Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
- Child care licensing: Pennsylvania DHS, Office of Child Development and Early Learning
- Health facility licensing: Pennsylvania Department of Health
- Hold an Allentown business license (City of Allentown Bureau of Revenue and Audit, city)
- File Allentown business privilege tax (City of Allentown Bureau of Revenue and Audit, city)
- File the Lehigh County hotel room rental tax return (Lehigh County Fiscal Office, county)
- Register with the Lehigh County local tax collector for earned income tax and local services tax (Local tax collector for the worksite's tax collection district, county)
- Remit local earned income tax and local services tax for Lehigh County worksites (Local tax collector for the worksite's tax collection district, county)
- File the W-2R earned income tax reconciliation for Lehigh County (Local tax collector for the worksite's tax collection district, county)
With your current selections, the licenses and permits are: Pennsylvania sales tax license (PA-100) (Pennsylvania); Obtain food service establishment / health permit; Ensure certified food protection manager on staff; Local earned income tax and business privilege registration — Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Allentown; Hold an Allentown business license. Change the industry above to see yours.
Sources: dos.pa.gov, revenue.pa.gov, uc.pa.gov
In your plan for Allentown, requirements come from four levels. Pennsylvania sets formation, state taxes and employer rules; the city and county add local licenses and taxes.
- Federal (8): Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN); File federal income tax return: Form 1040 with Schedule C; Deposit federal payroll taxes; File Form 941 (Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return)…
- State (13): Maintain a registered agent in Pennsylvania; File Annual Report (Pennsylvania); Register for and file Pennsylvania entity-level taxes; Pennsylvania sales tax license (PA-100) (Pennsylvania)…
- County (4): Obtain food service establishment / health permit; Register with the Lehigh County local tax collector for earned income tax and local services tax; Remit local earned income tax and local services tax for Lehigh County worksites; File the W-2R earned income tax reconciliation for Lehigh County
- City (4): Local earned income tax and business privilege registration — Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Allentown; Hold an Allentown business license; File Allentown business privilege tax
Sources: dos.pa.gov, revenue.pa.gov
- Register for unemployment insurance with Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (UC).
- Workers' compensation: Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers' Compensation. Required when: 1 employee
- Register to withhold Pennsylvania income tax from wages.
- Your plan adds these employer steps: Report new hires to the Pennsylvania new hire directory; Carry workers' compensation insurance (Pennsylvania); Display required federal labor law posters; Complete Form I-9 for each new hire; Display required Pennsylvania workplace notices.