Pennsylvania will have fewer tax collectors and, lawmakers hope, fewer deadbeat taxpayers thanks to a bill signed into law Wednesday.

The law reduces the number of earned income tax collectors from 560 to 69 and is expected to help counties save money and collect unpaid taxes.

Pennsylvanians who work out of state could be affected more than in-state workers.

Under the current system, many out-of-state employers, overwhelmed by Pennsylvania’s dizzying array of local tax rates and tax collectors, refuse to withhold local income taxes for their Pennsylvania employees. Some of those employees fail to pay the taxes on their own.

Under the new law, 65 of the state’s 67 counties will have just one tax collector. Allegheny County will have four, and Philadelphia County is exempt from the law.

By increasing the size of the tax collection area, lawmakers expect local governments will pay less for tax collection. And, they say, fewer collectors will mean fewer problems coordinating and distributing nonresident taxes.
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