Article: Online Tax Delinquents List Helps PA Collect $25 Million in Unpaid Taxes

To: BUSINESS EDITORS

Contact: Stephanie Weyant of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, +1-717-787-6960

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In its first year, the Department of Revenue collected more than $25 million in overdue sales and employer withholding taxes after posting the names of tax delinquents on its Web site. Seventy-eight new names have been added to the list this month.

"The tax delinquent Web site has proven to be an effective tool to collect unpaid taxes from businesses that previously ignored Revenue Department efforts," said state Department of Revenue Secretary Thomas W. Wolf. "Businesses collect sales and employer withholding taxes from their customers ...

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