Pennsylvania Department of Revenue

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]

Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Logo of the DOR
Agency overview
Formed1927
JurisdictionState government of Pennsylvania
Headquarters11th Floor, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
40°15′43″N 76°52′52″W / 40.26194°N 76.88111°W / 40.26194; -76.88111
Agency executive
Websitewww.revenue.pa.gov

History

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

Organizational structure

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

  • Deputy Secretary of Revenue
    • Deputy Secretary for Taxation
      • Taxpayer Service and Information Center
      • Bureau of Corporation Taxes
      • Bureau of Individual Taxes
      • Bureau of Business Trust Fund Taxes
      • Bureau of Motor Fuel Taxes
      • Business Operations Office
    • Deputy Secretary for Tax Policy
      • Board of Appeals
      • Bureau of Audits
      • Bureau of Research
    • Deputy Secretary for Administration
      • Bureau of Administrative Services
      • Equal Opportunity Office
      • Bureau of Human Resources
      • Bureau of Fiscal Management
      • Bureau of Imaging and Document Management
    • Deputy Secretary for Compliance and Collections
      • Bureau of Collections and Taxpayer Services
      • Bureau of Compliance
      • Office of Criminal Tax Investigations
      • Pass Through Business Office
      • Bureau of Enforcement Planning, Analysis, and Discovery
    • Deputy Secretary for Information Technology
      • Office of e-Commerce
      • Bureau of Information Systems
  • Office of Chief Counsel
  • Press Office
  • Pennsylvania Lottery
  • Office of Legislative Affairs
  • Policy Office and the Office of Taxpayers' Rights Advocate

List of secretaries

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Name Dates served Appointed by
Charles A. Johnson 1929–1931 John Stuchell Fisher
Clyde L. King 1931–1932 Gifford Pinchot
Leon D. Metzger 1932–1935
H. Edgar Barnes 1935 George Howard Earle
Harry Ellis Kalodner 1935–1936
Jack Kelly Sr. 1936–1937
J. Griffith Boardman 1937–1939
William J. Hamilton 1939–1941 Arthur James
Edward B. Logan 1942–1943
David W. Harris 1943–1948 Edward Martin
Otto F. Messner 1949–1955 James H. Duff
Gerald A. Gleeson 1955–1958 George M. Leader
Vincent G. Panati 1958
Charles M. Dougherty 1959–1963 David L. Lawrence
Theodore B. Smith 1963–1967 William Scranton
Warner M. Depuy 1967–1971 Raymond P. Shafer
Robert P. Kane 1971–1974 Milton Shapp
Vincent X. Yakowicz 1974–1975
George J. Mowod 1975–1976
Milton E. Lopus 1976–1979
Howard A. Cohen 1979–1981 Dick Thornburgh
Robert K. Bloom 1981–1983
James I. Schemer 1983–1987
Barton A. Fields 1987–1989 Bob Casey Sr.
David L. Donahoe 1989–1991
Eileen McNulty 1991–1995
Robert A. Judge 1995–2000 Tom Ridge
Larry P. Williams 2000–2003
Gregory Fajt 2003–2007 Ed Rendell
Tom Wolf 2007–2008
Stephen Stetler 2009
C. Daniel Hassell 2010–2011
Dan Meuser 2011–2015 Tom Corbett
Eileen McNulty 2015–2017 Tom Wolf
C. Daniel Hassell 2017–present
Pat Browne 2023–present Josh Shapiro

See also

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Notes

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

References

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  • "Cabinet-level agencies". The Pennsylvania Manual. Vol. 118. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of General Services. 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01.
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