All businesses must register for a Business Tax Account number from the Department of Revenue and obtain a Commercial Activity License from the Department of Licenses and Inspections. The same application is used for both items and can be found here.

Before registering...

Harrisburg – Pennsylvania collected $2.1 billion in General Fund revenue in August, Revenue Secretary Dan Hassell reported today. Fiscal year-to-date General Fund collections total $4.2 billion.

Sales tax receipts totaled $838.7 million for August. Year-to-date sales ta...

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue announced today more than 438,000 older homeowners, renters, and people with disabilities across Pennsylvania will be issued rebates totaling $207 million, starting July 3, 2017, through the Property Tax/Rent Reba...

Harrisburg, PA – Tomorrow is the last day of the PA Tax Amnesty program – which waives all penalties and half of the interest for anyone paying delinquent state taxes, Acting Secretary of Revenue C. Daniel Hassell said today.

“Monday is the final opportunity for delinqu...

Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf today announced the Property Tax/Rent Rebate program deadline for older adults and residents with disabilities to apply for rebates of rent and property taxes paid in 2016 has been extended from June 30 to Dec. 31, 2017.

“We want to en...

Helping taxpayers prevent identity theft and stopping refund fraud are top priorities for the Department of Revenue. To help combat the increased threat of both, the department has established a new Personal Income Tax Fraud Investigation Unit. Launched a few weeks ago...