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e-filing: 1065 Pennsylvania (PA)

E-file mandate

The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue mandates that all third-party preparers who prepared 11 or more Pennsylvania pass-through entity returns in the prior calendar year need to e-file all Pennsylvania pass-through returns in subsequent years. Once a third-party preparer is subject to this filling mandate, the third-party preparer shall continue to be subject to the mandate regardless of how many Pennsylvania pass-through tax returns one prepares during a calendar year.
Pennsylvania returns can be e-filed for the current year (
2024
), and 2 prior years (
2023
 and
2022
).

Forms included in the e-file

The following forms can be e-filed and are automatically included in the electronic XML file:
  • Form PA-65 (including short year, fiscal year, and amended)
  • Form PA-65 Corp (including amended)
  • Form PA-40ES, Estimates
  • Form REV-276, PA-65 Extension
Form RCT-101, PA Corporate Tax Report Return has been discontinued starting with tax year 2016.

Payment options

Pennsylvania DOR accepts electronic funds withdrawal (EFW) for a balance due on Form PA-65, PA65 Corp. You can also mail a paper check for Form PA-65 payments.
2015 Form RCT-101:
If filing Form RCT-101 from a prior tax year, payments can be made by electronic funds withdrawal (EFW), electronic funds transfer (ETF), credit, or check if the tax due is less than $1,000.
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