TAX & LICENSE / STATE TAX SYSTEM

Toll-Free Tax Information Lines

Pennsylvania Fact & Information Line
888-PATAXES (888-728-2937)
www.revenue.pa.gov
This toll-free, touch-tone, automated service allows taxpayers to:
*     Check on the progress of Personal Income Tax payment, return, and refund
*     Obtain information on Property Tax and Rent Rebate claims
*     Order a form (either faxed or mailed)
*     Obtain answers to the most commonly asked questions for personal and business taxes

Forms Ordering Service
800-362-2050

Service for Hearing Impaired
800-447-3020

Sales Tax
Pennsylvania imposes a 6% tax on the retail sale, consumption, and the rental or use of specific items. Major items exempt from sales tax include retail food purchases, most wearing apparel, drugs, textbooks, resale merchandise, and residential heating fuels.

Realty Transfer Tax
The state imposes a realty transfer tax of 1% of the actual consideration or price of the property represented in the deed. (The local municipalities also tax a minimum of 1%.) When the document has no consideration stated or the transaction is not arm’s-length, the tax rate is 1% of the property’s actual monetary worth (assessed value adjusted to market value).

Inheritance Taxes
The following rates apply to inheritance transactions in the State of Pennsylvania:
0% Property inherited from a spouse or from a child 21 years of age or younger by a parent
4.5% Transfers to direct heirs (grandparents, parents, children, spouses of children, or lineal descendants)
12%Transfers to siblings
15%Transfers to all other persons

Pennsylvania State Income Tax
Information 215-560-2983
www.revenue.pa.gov
Pennsylvania imposes a 3.07% income tax. The state does not provide for a standard deduction or personal exemption. However, individuals can reduce their tax liabilities through allowable deductions, credits, and exclusions.