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A new online filing option is available for non-profits to apply for and renew a Pennsylvania tax exemption. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES
New online tax tool available for Pa. non-profits
Ed Gruver//October 6, 2023//
Listen to this articleNon-profits, including charitable and volunteer organizations, have a new online filing option available to apply for and renew a Pennsylvania tax exemption.
Launched recently by the Department of Revenue, the online application on myPATH looks to deliver customers a streamlined tool. Gov. Josh Shapiro earlier signed an executive order calling on Pennsylvania agencies to conduct a review of their application process. The executive order’s purpose is to improve Pennsylvania’s licensing, permitting, and certification processes for businesses and the workforce.
“Providing a new online application for sales tax exemptions gives non-profit organizations a streamlined process to secure their exemption certificates as quickly as possible and renew their exemptions when they need to,” Revenue Secretary Pat Browne said in a statement.
The sales tax exemption allows Pennsylvania’s institutions of public charity to avoid paying the state’s 6% sales tax on purchases made on behalf of the institution’s charitable purpose.
Non-profits had previously been required to submit a paper application form, resulting in a lengthy turnaround time due to the number of applications and supporting documentation. Income paper applications led to the Department of Revenue requesting the necessary information that was sometimes absent from the paper forms, thus delaying the process further.
“Now that all of the information can be uploaded online, we have a more efficient applications process that also allows non-profit organizations to view the status of their applications in real time,” Browne said. “This is exactly the kind of improvement that Governor Shapiro is looking for to provide the customer service that everyone in Pennsylvania can count on.”
The online sales tax exemption application is the most recent customer service option added to myPath, the online tax system launched by the Department of Revenue to offer improved online services for its customers. The system is now the online destination where taxpayers can manage most of their state tax obligations, including filing tax returns, making payments, or managing their accounts.
