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 Sales, Use, Occupancy

and Special Local Taxes

Pennsylvania and Philadelphia

Type of Tax (payable to)

Taxable

Common Club Examples

PA

Phila

Sales

PA Dep’t of Revenue

Sales at Retail or Rentals of Tangible Personal Property and Certain Services.

Copies of the Retailers’ Information Booklet (REV-717) regarding Sales, Use and Hotel Occupancy Tax may be obtained from the PA Department of Revenue (215) 560-2065.

    · Sales of Meals & Soda

    · Sales of golf shoes, gloves, sport clothing (if not considered wearing apparel)

    · Golf Cart Rental (exempt on purchase)

    · Cigars, Cigarettes & Cards

    · Sporting Equipment

    · Club Repairs

    · Club Storage (when cleaning and other services are rendered)

6%

1%

Use

PA Dept’ of Revenue

Persons who store, transport, or consume tangible personally in the state, except items subject to sales tax or items specifically exempt.

    · Supplies or Capital Assets purchased out-of-state on which no PA sales tax was charged.

    · Certain Building Maintenance & Cleaning, Pest Control, Help Supply, and other listed services.

6%

1%

Hotel Occupancy

PA Dept’ of Revenue

Occupancy of any room in a hotel. A Club may be considered a hotel for purposes of this tax if the Club rents sleeping accommodations to non-members and bills the non-member.

Caution: If a Club is considered to be a hotel, it must collect tax on all occupancies, other than permanent residents, including occupancies by its membership.

    · Rental of sleeping rooms, ballrooms, dining rooms, offices, meeting rooms, any room.

    · "Service Charges" for accommodations that accompany the use or possession of the room(s) rented.

6%

1%

Hotel Room Rental

City of Philadelphia

Transient Rentals of Rooms (less that 30 days). This City Tax, combined with the Hotel Occupancy Taxes (above) cannot exceed the combined rate of 12%.

    · Rentals of sleeping accommodations.

 

5%

Business Use & Occupancy

City of Philadelphia

Commercial Use and Occupancy of Real Estate. The tax is computed as follows:

Total sq. ft. available for use or occupancy = Square feet occupied or used x Assessed Value x .0462 x Days of Actual Use or Occupancy /360

    · Lease of Club real property to a non-exempt tenant for commercial purposes

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4.62%

Parking Lot

City of Philadelphia

Parking or Storing a Motor Vehicle in or on a parking facility in the City.

    · Parking Fees billed for a Club-owned parking facility.

 

15%

Amusement

City of Philadelphia

Greater of: Gross Receipts from admission prices for amusements or 10% of the dues paid to a club where entertainment is provided.

    · Admission charges for exhibitions, shows, displays, dancing, concerts, athletic contests.

 

5%

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