PHILADELPHIA—This is the last week for a 54-day Pennsylvania Tax Amnesty program that Gov. Edward G. Rendell launched on April 26. The program will end on June 18. During the limited timeframe, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue is waiving all penalties and half of the interest for anyone who pays his/her delinquent state taxes.
The program is available to all individuals and businesses with tax delinquencies as of June 30, 2009. It covers all taxes collected by the state, including personal income taxes, sales taxes, and corporation taxes.
Created by Act 48 of 2009, this program is intended to generate as much as $190 million for the cash-strapped state.
To be considered for the Pennsylvania Tax Amnesty program, individuals must complete and submit online applications at www.PATaxPayUp.com by midnight EDT, June 18.
After the program ends on June 18, eligible taxpayers with outstanding tax delinquencies will have a 5 percent nonparticipation penalty added to unpaid delinquencies and may face other enforcement actions.
More than 1 million known delinquent taxpayers live in Pennsylvania, and approximately 202,200 are out-of-state. They owe more than $2.1 billion in back state taxes eligible for Pennsylvania Tax Amnesty.
In April, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue mailed notices to more than 1 million tax delinquents, including more than 35,000 central Pennsylvania residents.
As of June 9, 2010, the program had received more than 39,500 applications disclosing more than $109 million in previously unpaid Pennsylvania back taxes.
Similar to the state’s amnesty program, one is also offered in the City of Philadelphia. Between May 3 and June 25, 2010, Philadelphia Tax amnesty allows those eligible delinquents to have all of their tax penalties and half of the interest waived.
As of June 8, 2010, the city has already collected more than $7 million in back taxes, and has received 9,400 applications from delinquent taxpayers.
The program is available to all individuals and businesses with tax delinquencies as of June 30, 2009. It covers all taxes collected by the state, including personal income taxes, sales taxes, and corporation taxes.
Created by Act 48 of 2009, this program is intended to generate as much as $190 million for the cash-strapped state.
To be considered for the Pennsylvania Tax Amnesty program, individuals must complete and submit online applications at www.PATaxPayUp.com by midnight EDT, June 18.
After the program ends on June 18, eligible taxpayers with outstanding tax delinquencies will have a 5 percent nonparticipation penalty added to unpaid delinquencies and may face other enforcement actions.
More than 1 million known delinquent taxpayers live in Pennsylvania, and approximately 202,200 are out-of-state. They owe more than $2.1 billion in back state taxes eligible for Pennsylvania Tax Amnesty.
In April, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue mailed notices to more than 1 million tax delinquents, including more than 35,000 central Pennsylvania residents.
As of June 9, 2010, the program had received more than 39,500 applications disclosing more than $109 million in previously unpaid Pennsylvania back taxes.
Similar to the state’s amnesty program, one is also offered in the City of Philadelphia. Between May 3 and June 25, 2010, Philadelphia Tax amnesty allows those eligible delinquents to have all of their tax penalties and half of the interest waived.
As of June 8, 2010, the city has already collected more than $7 million in back taxes, and has received 9,400 applications from delinquent taxpayers.
