{
 "state": "Pennsylvania",
 "code": "PA",
 "url": "https://cartaxhq.com/pennsylvania/",
 "summary": "Pennsylvania has no yearly car tax. Owners pay a flat registration fee. A car purchase is taxed at 6% statewide, 7% in Allegheny County, and 8% in Philadelphia.",
 "annual": {
  "kind": "none",
  "note": "No yearly car tax; only registration fees."
 },
 "purchase": {
  "rate": 6,
  "name": "Pennsylvania sales/use tax on motor vehicles",
  "localAdds": true,
  "tradeInCredit": true,
  "note": "Allegheny County adds 1% and Philadelphia adds 2%, based on where you live."
 },
 "registration": "Passenger car registration is about $45 a year. A title costs about $67.",
 "due": "No yearly car tax. Registration renews every year (two-year option available).",
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "PA Department of Revenue – Sales, use and hotel occupancy tax",
   "url": "https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/revenue/resources/tax-types-and-information/sales-use-and-hotel-occupancy-tax.html"
  },
  {
   "title": "PennDOT – Registration fees",
   "url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dmv"
  }
 ],
 "verified": "2026-10-14",
 "places": []
}