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. No standard deduction or personal exemption is allowed but tax can be reduced by deductions, credits, and exclusions.
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Harrisburg 888-PATAXES
Income Tax 717-787-8201
TTY 800-447-3020
www.revenue.pa.gov
Taxpayers’ Rights Advocate Office
Harrisburg 717-772-9347
www.revenue.pa.gov
Sales and Use Tax
Pennsylvania imposes a 6 percent state sales tax; an additional 1 percent rate can be imposed by cities or counties. For more information, contact:
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Harrisburg 888-PATAXES
www.revenue.pa.gov
Inheritance & Estate Tax
No 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;
Inheritance Tax Division
717-787-8327
www.revenue.pa.gov
Realty Transfer Tax
Pennsylvania residents pay a realty transfer tax of 1 percent of the actual consideration or price of the property represented in the deed.
Property Taxes
Property taxes in Pennsylvania are imposed and collected locally. Consult your municipal and/or county tax officials for specific information:
Carbon County Assessor
Four Broadway
Jim Thorpe 570-325-5254
www.carboncounty.com
Carbon County Treasurer
Four Broadway
Jim Thorpe 570-325-2251
www.carboncounty.com
Lackawanna County Assessor
200 Adams Avenue
Scranton 570-963-6728
www.lackawannacounty.org
Lackawanna County Treasurer
507 Linden Street
Scranton 570-963-6731
www.lackawannacounty.org
Luzerne County Assessor
200 North River Street
Wilkes-Barre 570-825-1869
www.luzernecounty.org
Luzerne County Treasurer
200 North River Street
Wilkes-Barre 570-825-1512
www.luzernecounty.org
Monroe County Assessor
One Quaker Plaza
Stroudsburg 570-517-3133
www.monroecountypa.gov
Monroe County Treasurer
One Quaker Plaza
Stroudsburg 570-517-3180
www.monroecountypa.gov
Pike County Assessor
506 Broad Street
Milford 570-296-3418
www.pikepa.org
Pike County Treasurer
506 Broad Street
Milford 570-296-3441
www.pikepa.org
Schuylkill County Treasurer
401 N 2nd Street
Pottsville 570-628-1025
www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/Offices/Assessment/Assessment.asp
Schuylkill County Tax Assessor
401 N 2nd Street
Pottsville 570-628-1025
www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/Offices/Assessment/Assessment.asp
Wayne County Assessor
925 Court Street
Honesdale 570-253-5970
http://waynecountypa.gov
Wayne County Treasurer
925 Court Street
Honesdale 570-253-5970
http://waynecountypa.gov
