[dst211]

My CA is telling me that Philly has a +3% surcharge on taxes. This sounds plausible but i cant for the life of me find anything in the philly tax code to support this.

I work for a big 4 accounting firm too...so this type of stuff is usually pretty easy to find..


Anyone else have experience in PA/Philly? its a NJ dealer too btw..

[wilbur_the_goose]

IIRC, Pennsylvania has a 9% tax on every lease payment.

[auf Deutsch]

Originally Posted by wilbur_the_goose

IIRC, Pennsylvania has a 9% tax on every lease payment.

Not here in the suburbs, 6%

[tex2670]

Originally Posted by auf Deutsch

Not here in the suburbs, 6%

Really? I leased a car in 2000 in Montco, and I'm pretty sure the lease tax was 9%.

See attached state bulletin:

"Motor Vehicle Lease Tax | 3 percent of the total lease price"

http://www.revenue.pa.gov/GeneralTax...x#.V0i6aFdlk8Y

Keep in mind that the base Philly sale tax is higher than the surrounding counties.

[dst211]

I had to dig a bit but eventually could support the 11% and let the CA off the hook. For future reference:

https://revenue-pa.custhelp.com/app/...taxes-and-fees

6% pa sales tax
2% philly sales tax
3% MV lease tax.

Fucking communists. Thanks Obama.

[tex2670]

Originally Posted by dst211

I had to dig a bit but eventually could support the 11% and let the CA off the hook. For future reference:

https://revenue-pa.custhelp.com/app/...taxes-and-fees

6% pa sales tax
2% philly sales tax
3% MV lease tax.

Fucking communists. Thanks Obama.

To be fair, the criminals in Harrisburg, and Mayor Nutter (who boosted the Philly component) are to blame in this instance--not Obama.... The 3% lease tax pre-existed his tenure in the Senate (the US Senate, which, by the way, doesn't impose sales tax).

[Billfitz]

Originally Posted by dst211

I had to dig a bit but eventually could support the 11% and let the CA off the hook. For future reference:
https://revenue-pa.custhelp.com/app/...taxes-and-fees
6% pa sales tax
2% philly sales tax
3% MV lease tax.
Fucking communists. Thanks Obama.

You might want to research when these taxes were enacted, and by whom, and lay the blame where it lies, especially as none of those taxes are Federal.

[MomoM3]

I've been leasing cars registered in PA for 10+ years and there has always been a +3% surcharge on top of the 6% state tax. I am not sure if it's county specific but I've always paid a total of 9% for as long as I can remember.

[MomoM3]

Oh, and I just realized you're dealing with a dealer in NJ. Yeah, they probably don't know about the taxes from another state but they usually end up finding out from the finance department before your deal is approved.

[WHL102]

Originally Posted by dst211

Fucking communists. Thanks Obama.

OP just jacked his own thread.

[Kabrich]

Originally Posted by WHL102

OP just jacked his own thread.

I'm just shocked someone who works for a big 4 accounting firm doesn't know their own state has a 3% tax on MV leases, especially When a Google search shows it right at the top without even clicking the link from the Pennsylvania Department of a Revenue.

http://www.revenue.pa.gov/GeneralTax...x#.V0kaiJWCOK0

Guess that explains how frauds like Enron happen.

[dan5.5]

A lot of big 4 services have nothing to do with tax.

[Kabrich]

Originally Posted by dan5.5

A lot of big 4 services have nothing to do with tax.

Accountants who don't know taxes. Got it.

Guess they never heard of a Google either

[AMDG]

Originally Posted by Kabrich

Accountants who don't know taxes. Got it.

Guess they never heard of a Google either

One Child Left Behind?

[tex2670]

Originally Posted by MomoM3

Oh, and I just realized you're dealing with a dealer in NJ. Yeah, they probably don't know about the taxes from another state but they usually end up finding out from the finance department before your deal is approved.

Many NJ dealers have lots of PA customers--especially near Philly. I'm sure they know the taxes; and I'm sure they run it all through the computer which tells them anyway.

[tex2670]

Originally Posted by dan5.5

A lot of big 4 services have nothing to do with tax.

Agree.

Originally Posted by Kabrich

Guess they never heard of a Google either

But agree more.