Collect tax in the United States

• Status

  No transactions

• Tax type

  • Sales tax (including seller use tax)
  • Local amusement/admissions taxes

• Threshold

  100,000 USD

• Included transactions

  Gross sales, excluding marketplace sales if the marketplace provider collects tax on behalf of sellers

• Registration resources

  Pennsylvania Department of Revenue

When to register for tax collection

In Pennsylvania, Stripe Tax supports calculation and collection of sales tax (including seller use tax) and additional tax types.

See Thresholds to get insights about your potential tax registration obligations in Pennsylvania. Stripe also notifies you with email and Dashboard alerts when you need to register to collect tax. Learn more about how the monitoring tool works.

Sales tax

Remote sellers must register to collect and remit sales tax in Pennsylvania when, in the previous calendar year, they meet or exceed a sales threshold of 100,000 USD.

The threshold includes gross sales. The threshold excludes marketplace sales if the marketplace provider collects tax on behalf of sellers.

If your head office in the tax settings page of the Dashboard is in Pennsylvania, you’re not a remote seller and you must register due to your physical presence in the state.

Other taxes

We also support calculation and collection of Amusement and Admissions taxes in many Pennsylvania local jurisdictions. These taxes apply to participant and spectator based entertainment, recreational, athletic, or diversion activities. Stripe doesn’t include transactions for this tax in its threshold monitoring.

Register to collect tax

If you’re a remote seller, Stripe can register with the local tax authorities for you.

Register for sales tax in Pennsylvania at the tax authority.

Customers in the city of Philadelphia or Allegheny county owe use tax on purchases from remote sellers outside those locations. If you are a remote seller you can voluntarily collect and remit these local taxes on their behalf. You’ll be able to indicate whether you want to collect these local taxes as part of adding your registration to Stripe.

Read our guide to navigate sales tax registration for help. You can also use Stripe to register on your behalf.

After registering, add your registration in the Stripe Dashboard to start collecting tax on your transactions in Pennsylvania. You must add registrations for types other than sales tax, such as the Philadelphia Amusement Tax, as separate registrations in Stripe.

How we calculate taxes

If your head office is in the US and differs from your customer’s state, Stripe always calculates tax based on your customer’s location.

If your customer is in Pennsylvania and your head office is also in Pennsylvania, Stripe applies tax based on your head office, depending on the type of product or service you sell.

Sellers based in the city of Philadelphia or in Allegheny County have the local tax calculated automatically. If you are a remote seller and selected the local taxes for Philadelphia and Allegheny County, then Stripe calculates and collects that additional tax. You can change that by editing the tax registration in your Dashboard.

Report and file your taxes

Stripe provides reports of your completed tax transactions. Go to Registrations to access these reports.

Exports

The tax transaction data export provides a comprehensive and aggregated view of transactions by location, including a breakdown of individual tax amounts. Learn more about tax reporting exports.

Location reports

Location reports offer a summary of transaction and refund data for specific US locations and align with Pennsylvania filing requirements. You have the option to report on an annual, semiannual, quarterly, or monthly basis.

Reporting-specific considerations:

• You’ll only see amounts under Allegheny county and Philadelphia city sections if you chose to voluntarily collect local taxes or have a head office in these jurisdictions.