The Postal Service™ collects appropriate federal, state, and, in some cases, local taxes directly from the pay of our employees who are subject to these deductions. Based on agreements between individual local taxation authorities and the United States Treasury Department, the Postal Service collects a number of occupational license taxes, city and/or county income taxes and license fees, revenue taxes, senior citizen taxes, mental health taxes, residence taxes, local service taxes or, in some locations, two of these taxes. This updated local tax code listing changes the title of one tax, adds one new tax collection location, and indicates the type(s) of taxes collected directly from our employees via payroll deduction procedures.
Some of the taxes shown below are automatically deducted from the salaries of Postal Service employees who live or work within the geographic boundaries of specific taxing authorities. However, most of these taxes have not been established as automatic deductions. If you are subject to any of these local taxes, you must be proactive and complete and submit the proper taxation paperwork. Frequent contact between the Postal Service, Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, and these taxing authorities indicates that many employees are not having the appropriate amounts withheld from their pay. You are reminded that, as a Postal Service employee, you are personally responsible for ensuring that the correct local taxes are deducted from your pay.
All Postal Service employees are reminded that they are bound by the materials contained within the Code of Ethics, Principles of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees. This includes Principle 12, which states: “An employee shall satisfy in good faith their obligations as citizens, including all just financial obligations, especially those — such as federal, state, or local taxes — that are imposed by law.”
If you live or work in a locality that is subject to one (or more) of the taxes listed below and the correct deduction(s) is not being assessed from your pay, you should immediately complete a PS Form 4, Employee’s City or County Withholding Certificate. After completing this form, forward it to the following address:
HR Shared Service Center
PO Box 970400
Greensboro NC 27497-0400
Direct all questions concerning these local taxes to the HR Shared Service Center in Greensboro. Call 877-477-3273, and select option 5.
— Payroll Policy and Integration, Finance, 10-11-07
