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The Pennsylvania sales tax rate is 6 percent. By law, a 1 percent local tax is added to purchases made in Allegheny County, and 2 percent local tax is added to purchases made in Philadelphia.
- Taxability Lists
Sales & Use Tax Taxability Lists. The information provided...
- Third Party Delivery Businesses
Third Party Facilitated Sales and Deliveries. Many...
- Building Machinery and Equipment
To claim the exemption on "building machinery and...
- Sales Tax Non-Registrant Program
Sales Tax Non-Registrant Program. Businesses selling taxable...
- Home-sharing/Third-party Broker Rentals
Registering to Collect the Tax. If a taxpayer does not...
- Consumer Fireworks Tax
Retailer Information. What you need to know: Effective...
- Accelerated Sales Tax
Accelerated Sales Tax (AST) Prepayments. Businesses required...
- Digital Products
Act 84 of 2016 specifically applies the commonwealth’s 6...
- Taxability Lists
1 sty 2023 · Current Tax Rates. For detailed and historic tax information, please see the Tax Compendium.
Pennsylvania has state sales tax of 6%, and allows local governments to collect a local option sales tax of up to 2%. There are a total of 68 local tax jurisdictions across the state, collecting an average local tax of 0.166%. Click here for a larger sales tax map, or here for a sales tax table.
The use tax rate is the same as the sales tax rate: 6 percent state tax, plus an additional 1 percent local tax for items purchased in delivered to or used in Allegheny County and 2 percent local tax for Philadelphia.
Our free online guide for business owners covers Pennsylvania sales tax registration, collecting, filing, due dates, nexus obligations, and more.
Pennsylvania's Sales Tax By The Numbers: Pennsylvania has a higher-than-average state sales tax rate, but the actual sales tax rates in most Pennsylvania cities are lower than average when local sales taxes from Pennsylvania's 68 local tax jurisdictions are taken into account.
Pennsylvania sales and use tax rates in 2024 range from 6% to 8% depending on location. Use our calculator to determine your exact sales tax rate.