P.A. Has 5th Highest Business Taxes In The Nation

02.25.13 | Sarah Harnisch

We know New York has a bad tax climate. But did you know Pennsylvania is pretty bad, too? It ranks 46th, or fifth worst in the nation for business taxes, according to a nonpartisan group called the Tax Foundation. Pennsylvania's Revenue Department says the state levies more then twenty types of taxes on businesses. Their figures indicate businesses paid more then 8 billion dollars in Pennsylvania last year.