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6.00%. The Pennsylvania state sales tax rate is 6%, and the average PA sales tax after local surtaxes is 6.34%. Counties and cities in Pennsylvania are allowed to charge an additional local sales tax on top of the regular Pennsylvania state sales tax (such as Philadelphia County, which charges an additional 2%).
Paying Sales Tax on Home Improvements Taxable Services. A contractorâs bill should separately state the charges for materials and for labor. The contractor charges Sales Tax on the labor portion of the bill only when he/she performs a taxable capital improvement, repair, maintenance, or installation service. (There is no Sales Tax due on the charge for labor when the contractorâs work results in an exempt capital improvement, the contractor may not collect Sales Tax from you on any charges (materials or labor) if you give the contractor a completed Certificate of Exempt Capital Improvement (Form STâ8).