{"id":194,"date":"2012-06-29T21:31:26","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T21:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=194"},"modified":"2019-09-13T16:43:13","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T16:43:13","slug":"state-tax-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/LehighValley3\/?page_id=194","title":{"rendered":"State Tax System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TAX AND LICENSE \/ STATE TAX  SYSTEM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>State Income Tax<\/strong><br \/>\nPennsylvania imposes a flat tax rate of 3.07  percent on taxable personal income in eight categories that include  compensation, interest and dividends, business income, net gains or income from  property, royalties, estates and trusts, and gambling gains. No standard  deduction or personal exemption is allowed but tax can be reduced by  deductions, credits, and exclusions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pennsylvania Department of  Revenue<\/strong><br \/>\nHarrisburg 888-PATAXES<br \/>\nIncome Tax 717-787-8201<br \/>\nTTY 800-447-3020<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.revenue.state.pa.us\/\">www.revenue.state.pa.us<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Taxpayers\u2019 Rights Advocate Office<\/strong><br \/>\nHarrisburg 717-772-9347<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.revenue.state.pa.us\/\">www.revenue.state.pa.us<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sales and Use Tax<\/strong><br \/>\nPennsylvania imposes a 6 percent state sales  tax; an additional 1 percent rate can be imposed by cities or counties. For  more information, contact:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pennsylvania Department of  Revenue<\/strong><br \/>\nHarrisburg 888-PATAXES<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.revenue.state.pa.us\">www.revenue.state.pa.us<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inheritance &amp; Estate Tax<\/strong><br \/>\nNo tax is incurred on property inherited from a  spouse or from a child 21 or younger by a parent. Transfers to direct heirs are  taxed at 4.5 percent, 12 percent for siblings, and 15 percent for all others.  For more information or answers to specific questions, contact;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inheritance Tax Division<\/strong><br \/>\n717-787-8327<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.revenue.state.pa.us\/\">www.revenue.state.pa.us<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Realty Transfer Tax<\/strong><br \/>\nPennsylvania residents pay a realty transfer  tax of 1 percent of the actual consideration  or price of the property represented in the deed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Property Taxes<\/strong><br \/>\nProperty taxes in  Pennsylvania are imposed and collected locally. Consult your municipal and\/or  county tax officials for specific information:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Berks County Assessor<\/strong><br \/>\n610-478-6262<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.co.berks.pa.us\/\">www.co.berks.pa.us<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bucks County Assessor<\/strong><br \/>\n215-348-6000<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.buckscounty.org\/\">www.buckscounty.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lehigh County  Assessor<\/strong><br \/>\n610-782-3038<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lehighcounty.org\/\">www.lehighcounty.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monroe County Assessor<\/strong><br \/>\nStroudsburg 570-517-3133<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.monroecountypa.gov\">www.monroecountypa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Northampton County Assessor<\/strong><br \/>\n610-829-6155<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.northamptoncounty.org\">www.northamptoncounty.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TAX AND LICENSE \/ STATE TAX SYSTEM State Income Tax Pennsylvania imposes a flat tax rate of 3.07 percent on taxable personal income in eight categories that include compensation, interest and dividends, business income, net gains or income from property, royalties, estates and trusts, and gambling gains. 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