Pennsylvania Department of Revenue

Last updated
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Logo.svg
Logo of the DOR
Agency overview
Formed1927
Jurisdiction State government of Pennsylvania
Headquarters11th Floor, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
40°15′43″N76°52′52″W / 40.26194°N 76.88111°W / 40.26194; -76.88111
Agency executive
Website www.revenue.pa.gov

The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (DOR) is an agency of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The department is responsible for collecting all Pennsylvania taxes, including all corporate taxes and taxes on inheritance, personal income, sales and use, realty transfer, motor fuel, and all other state taxes. [1]

Contents

History

The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue was created in 1927 and began operating in 1929.

Organizational structure

The DOR is composed of the following sub-units: [2]

List of secretaries

NameDates servedAppointed by
Charles A. Johnson1929–1931 John Stuchell Fisher
Clyde L. King1931–1932 Gifford Pinchot
Leon D. Metzger1932–1935
H. Edgar Barnes1935 George Howard Earle
Harry Ellis Kalodner 1935–1936
Jack Kelly Sr. 1936–1937
J. Griffith Boardman1937–1939
William J. Hamilton1939–1941 Arthur James
Edward B. Logan1942–1943
David W. Harris1943–1948 Edward Martin
Otto F. Messner1949–1955 James H. Duff
Gerald A. Gleeson1955–1958 George M. Leader
Vincent G. Panati1958
Charles M. Dougherty1959–1963 David L. Lawrence
Theodore B. Smith1963–1967 William Scranton
Warner M. Depuy1967–1971 Raymond P. Shafer
Robert P. Kane1971–1974 Milton Shapp
Vincent X. Yakowicz1974–1975
George J. Mowod1975–1976
Milton E. Lopus1976–1979
Howard A. Cohen1979–1981 Dick Thornburgh
Robert K. Bloom1981–1983
James I. Schemer1983–1987
Barton A. Fields1987–1989 Bob Casey Sr.
David L. Donahoe1989–1991
Eileen McNulty 1991–1995
Robert A. Judge1995–2000 Tom Ridge
Larry P. Williams2000–2003
Gregory Fajt 2003–2007 Ed Rendell
Tom Wolf 2007–2008
Stephen Stetler 2009
C. Daniel Hassell2010–2011
Dan Meuser 2011–2015 Tom Corbett
Eileen McNulty 2015–2017 Tom Wolf
C. Daniel Hassell2017–present
Pat Browne 2023–present Josh Shapiro

See also

Notes

  1. Pennsylvania Manual , p. 4-83.
  2. Pennsylvania Manual , pp. 4-83 4-84.

Related Research Articles

The Canada Revenue Agency is the revenue service of the Canadian federal government, and most provincial and territorial governments. The CRA collects taxes, administers tax law and policy, and delivers benefit programs and tax credits. Legislation administered by the CRA includes the Income Tax Act, parts of the Excise Tax Act, and parts of laws relating to the Canada Pension Plan, employment insurance (EI), tariffs and duties. The agency also oversees the registration of charities in Canada, and enforces much of the country's tax laws.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Treasurer of Australia</span> Australian government minister in charge of economic policy

The treasurerof Australia, also known as the Federaltreasurer or simply the treasurer, is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with overseeing government revenue collection, federal expenditure and economic policy as the head of the Department of the Treasury. The current treasurer is Jim Chalmers, who was appointed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in May 2022 following the 2022 Australian federal election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oklahoma State Treasurer</span>

The State Treasurer of Oklahoma is the chief custodian of Oklahoma’s cash deposits, monies from bond sales, and other securities and collateral and directs the investments of those assets. The treasurer provides for the safe and efficient operation of state government through effective banking, investment, and cash management. The state treasurer has the powers of a typical chief financial officer for a corporation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wisconsin Department of Transportation</span> Government agency in Wisconsin, United States

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin responsible for planning, building and maintaining the state's highways. It is also responsible for planning transportation in the state relating to rail, including passenger rail, public transit, freight water transport and air transport, including partial funding of the Milwaukee-to-Chicago Hiawatha Service provided by Amtrak.

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is a state agency in charge of state-maintained public roadways of the U.S. state of Illinois. In addition, IDOT provides funding for rail, public transit and airport projects and administers fuel tax and federal funding to local jurisdictions in the state. The Secretary of Transportation reports to the Governor of Illinois. IDOT is headquartered in unincorporated Sangamon County, located near the state capital, Springfield. In addition, the IDOT Division of Highways has offices in nine locations throughout the state.

Executive Schedule is the system of salaries given to the highest-ranked appointed officials in the executive branch of the U.S. government. The president of the United States appoints individuals to these positions, most with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. They include members of the president's Cabinet, several top-ranking officials of each executive department, the directors of some of the more prominent departmental and independent agencies, and several members of the Executive Office of the President.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the agency in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania responsible for protecting and preserving the land, air, water, and public health through enforcement of the state's environmental laws. It was created by Act 18 of 1995, which split the Department of Environmental Resources into the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Its current secretary is Jess Shirley.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Tax Agency</span> Official tax collecting agency of Japan

The National Tax Agency is the official tax collecting agency of Japan. As of October 2018, the Commissioner of NTA is Takeshi Fujii.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bureau of Internal Revenue</span> Philippine government agency

The Bureau of Internal Revenue(Filipino: Kawanihan ng Rentas Internas, or BIR) is a revenue service for the Philippine government, which is responsible for collecting more than half of the total revenues of the government. It is an agency of the Department of Finance and it is led by a Commissioner.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wisconsin Department of Revenue</span> Wisconsin State Agency charged with administering state tax laws.

The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) is an agency of the Wisconsin state government responsible for the administration of all tax laws, as well as valuing property and overseeing the wholesale distribution of alcoholic beverages and enforcement of liquor laws. The Department also administers the state's unclaimed property program and the state lottery.

The Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) is the Oklahoma state government agency that collects taxes and enforces the taxation and revenue laws of the state. The Commission is composed of three members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma and confirmed by the Oklahoma Senate. The Commissioners are charged with oversight of the agency but appoint an Executive Director to serve as the chief administrative officer of the Commission and to oversee the general practices of the Commission.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tanzania Revenue Authority</span> Government agency of Tanzania

The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) is a semi-autonomous Government Agency of the United Republic of Tanzania. It was established by the Tanzania Revenue Authority Act, CAP. 339 in 1995 and started its operations on the 1st of July 1996. It is headed by the Commissioner General. The Current Commissioner General is Alphayo Kidata

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Internal Revenue Service</span> Revenue service of the United States federal government

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service for the United States federal government, which is responsible for collecting U.S. federal taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code, the main body of the federal statutory tax law. It is an agency of the Department of the Treasury and led by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, who is appointed to a five-year term by the President of the United States. The duties of the IRS include providing tax assistance to taxpayers; pursuing and resolving instances of erroneous or fraudulent tax filings; and overseeing various benefits programs, including the Affordable Care Act.

The Pennsylvania Department of General Services (DGS) is an agency of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that supports the core operations of Pennsylvania state government.

The Missouri Department of Revenue is a U.S. state government agency in Missouri created under the Missouri Constitution in 1945, which is responsible for ensuring the proper functioning of state and local government through the collection and distribution of state revenue, and administration of state laws governing driver licensing, and motor vehicle sale and registration. Mount Etna Morris served as the department's first director from July 1946 until his election as State Treasurer of Missouri in November 1948, and later served again as director from 1953 to 1956. The current director, Wayne Wallingford, was named by Governor Mike Parson on December 29, 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ghana Revenue Authority</span> Ghanaian tax institution

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is the Ghana administration charged with the task of assessing, collecting and accounting for tax revenue in Ghana.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spanish Tax Agency</span>

The Spanish Tax Administration Agency, commonly known as Agencia Tributaria, is the revenue service of the Kingdom of Spain. The agency is responsible for the effective application of the national tax and customs systems and for those resources of other Public Administrations and the European Union whose management is entrusted to it by law or agreement.

The North Carolina Department of Revenue was created in 1921 by the North Carolina General Assembly. The department is headed by a Secretary that is appointed by the Governor. The secretary is a member of the North Carolina Cabinet. Currently, the department is responsible for administering the collection of the North Carolina state income tax, gasoline tax, sales tax, beverage tax, and inheritance tax.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rhode Island Department of Revenue</span>

The Rhode Island Department of Revenue (RIDOR) is a state agency of Rhode Island responsible for collection of taxes and distribution of state revenue, as well as administration of state laws governing driver licensing, and motor vehicle sale and registration. The current Director of the Department of Revenue is Guillermo Tello, appointed by Governor Dan McKee on May 4, 2021.

References