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There are three taxing districts; The City of Erie, Erie County, and the Erie School District. The City of Erie imposes a tax on all real estate in the City. The Erie County Assessment Bureau determines the value of the property on which taxes must be paid.

Tax rates, penalties, & fees The hotel operator is responsible for collecting the tax from guests. In addition to the City's Hotel Tax, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania imposes its own 7% Hotel Tax on the amount paid by the guest. The total in-state rate is 15.5%.

The rate of three percent (3%) is to be charged and paid upon the rent for every occupancy of a room in a hotel with 30 or less rooms located in Erie County. The rate of five percent (5%) is to be charged and paid upon the rent for every occupancy of a room in a hotel with more than 30 rooms located in Erie County.

Pennsylvania law requires withholding at a rate of 3.07 percent on non-wage Pennsylvania source income payments made to nonresidents. Withholding of payments that are less than $5,000 during the calendar year are optional and at the discretion of the payor.

Hotel Room Occupancy Tax If the rent for the room is…The tax will be…$20 or more, but less than $30$1.00 per day per room + the hotel room occupancy tax rate$30 or more, but less than $40$1.50 per day per room + the hotel room occupancy tax rate$40 or more$2.00 per day per room* + the hotel room occupancy tax rate1 more row

Local Income Tax Collector Please contact the Philadelphia Dept of Revenue (.phila.gov/revenue) or your local Tax Collector for additional information. To connect with the Governor's Center for Local Government Services (GCLGS) by phone, call 888.223. 6837. Download the Local Income Tax Collector list to excel.

An individual employee's local Earned Income Tax (EIT) Rate is determined by comparing the employee's “Total Resident EIT Rate” (for the municipality in which the employee lives) to the “Work Location Non-Resident EIT Rate” (for the municipality in which the employee works).

The minimum combined 2023 sales tax rate for Erie, Pennsylvania is 6%. This is the total of state, county and city sales tax rates. The Pennsylvania sales tax rate is currently 6%. The County sales tax rate is 0%.