PA Revenue Reminds Residents to Pay Up for Internet Purchases
By: Laura Hartog
Updated: November 30, 2012
While you surf the web for holiday gifts, don't forget about the sales tax. Some online retailers don't charge Pennsylvania residents sales tax on taxable items, but the Commonwealth is still entitled to that money.
Purchases made over the Internet, through toll-free numbers, mail-order catalogs and out-of-state locations are examples of purchases subject to use tax. The tax rate is the same as the sales tax - six percent. (There is an additional one percent local tax for items purchased in, delivered to or used in Allegheny County or two percent local tax in Philadelphia.)
For information on how to submit sales tax or claim it on your income tax, visit the state's Department of Revenue website.
Purchases made over the Internet, through toll-free numbers, mail-order catalogs and out-of-state locations are examples of purchases subject to use tax. The tax rate is the same as the sales tax - six percent. (There is an additional one percent local tax for items purchased in, delivered to or used in Allegheny County or two percent local tax in Philadelphia.)
For information on how to submit sales tax or claim it on your income tax, visit the state's Department of Revenue website.
