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PRINTER'S NO. 1965
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1549
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY MIHALEK, GABLER, MASSER, REESE, PICKETT, KAUFFMAN,
DUNBAR, GROVE, RYAN, STAATS, WEBSTER, BERNSTINE, CONKLIN,
OTTEN, STRUZZI, FEE, HEFFLEY, THOMAS AND KAIL, JUNE 3, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JUNE 3, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An
act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying
and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing
taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment,
collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing
for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and
imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain
employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations
and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and
penalties," in sales and use tax, further providing for
definitions and for imposition of tax.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 201(g) of the act of March 4, 1971
(P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, is amended
by adding a subclause and the section is amended by adding
clauses to read:
Section 201. Definitions.--* * *
(g) "Purchase price."
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(9) The purchase price of "malt or brewed beverages" sold by
a "manufacturer of malt or brewed beverages" directly to the
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ultimate consumer for consumption on premises shall be twenty-
five per cent of the retail price of the product sold to the
ultimate consumer for consumption on premises.
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(eee) "Liquor." Liquor as that term is defined in the
"Liquor Code."
(fff) "Malt or brewed beverages." Malt or brewed beverages
as that term is defined in the "Liquor Code."
(ggg) "Manufacturer of malt or brewed beverages."
Manufacturer of malt or brewed beverages as that term is defined
in the "Liquor Code."
(hhh) "Retail dispenser." Retail dispenser as that term is
defined in the "Liquor Code."
(iii) "Retail liquor licensee." A retail liquor license for
any premises kept or operated by a hotel, restaurant or club
issued by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
Section 2. Section 202 of the act is amended by adding a
clause to read:
Section 202. Imposition of Tax.--* * *
(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, tax
with respect to sales of malt or brewed beverages sold by a
manufacturer of malt or brewed beverages directly to the
ultimate consumer for consumption on premises shall be imposed
on the manufacturer at the time of the sale to the ultimate
consumer within this Commonwealth and shall be paid and reported
by the manufacturer to the department in the time and manner
provided in this article.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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