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The Allegheny County Alcoholic Beverage Tax is a county tax on retail sale of alcoholic beverages within Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The tax, a 10% levy on served alcohol, was passed by the Allegheny County Council and signed into law by Dan Onorato , Allegheny County's Chief Executive on December 4, 2007. [ 1 ]
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (DOR) is an agency of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The department is responsible for collecting all Pennsylvania taxes, including all corporate taxes and taxes on inheritance, personal income, sales and use, realty transfer, motor fuel, and all other state taxes. [1]
In 2015–16, sales at Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores generated more than $2.43 billion in sales and taxes. [6] Taxes and store profits are returned to Pennsylvania’s General Fund; more than $626.3 million was returned to the Pennsylvania Treasury, funded state programs or was returned to local communities in FY2015-16. [7]
As the April 18 tax deadline nears and state returns are filed, many Pennsylvania taxpayers will likely be -- or are already -- wondering how long it'll take to get their refunds this year. The...
Pennsylvania has a 6% sales tax rate. Allegheny County has local sales tax of 1% on top of the PA sales tax rate that totals 7%. Philadelphia County has a local sales tax of 2% on top of the PA sales tax rate that totals 8%, which became effective October 8, 2009. Food, most clothing, and footwear are among the items most frequently exempted. [180]
Pennsylvania is an alcoholic beverage control state. Spirits are to be sold only in the state owned Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores, which also sell wine, but not beer. Prices are generally the same throughout the state, but state stores may offer special discounts and sales, [10] and county sales tax may cause the price to differ slightly ...
Sales taxes provide 39% of Pennsylvania's state revenue; personal income taxes 34%; motor vehicle taxes about 12%, and taxes on cigarettes and alcoholic beverages 5%. [177] The personal income tax is a flat 3.07%.
The district was authorized by an act of the Pennsylvania Legislature (Act 77) on December 22, 1993. [1] It provides grants from half of the proceeds of the 1% Allegheny County Sales and Use Tax.