Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania House Bill HB1076

Introduced
3/31/25  

Caption

In general provisions, further providing for statute of limitations for collection of assessed taxes.

Summary

HB1076 would shorten the time the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue has to collect certain assessed taxes from seven years, down from ten years. The change applies to taxes administered by the department, except those under Article XXI, and it also shortens the deadline for the department to settle, determine, or assess liability for nonfiled returns from ten years to seven years after the return due date. The bill also specifies that filing a tax lien does not extend the collection period. Its application is prospective: it would apply only to tax assessments that become final after the effective date, and to nonfiled returns with due dates after the effective date. The act would take effect January 1, 2026, or immediately if later.

Impact

HB1076 would amend the Tax Reform Code of 1971 by reducing the statute of limitations for collection of assessed taxes handled by the Department of Revenue. This would affect the department’s collection authority, taxpayers with outstanding liabilities, and cases involving nonfiled returns, while leaving Article XXI taxes unchanged. By shortening the collection window, the bill could limit the state’s ability to pursue older tax debts and may encourage faster enforcement activity by the department.

Sentiment

No committee transcript or vote record was provided, so there is no direct evidence of debate, support, or opposition in the available materials. Based on the bill text alone, the measure appears to be a technical tax-administration change rather than a broad policy overhaul. The absence of recorded votes or discussion prevents a reliable assessment of legislative sentiment beyond noting that the bill was introduced and referred to the House Finance Committee.

Contention

The main point of potential contention is the reduction in the collection period from ten years to seven years. Supporters may view this as a fairness and finality measure that prevents prolonged tax collection exposure, while opponents may argue it weakens the Commonwealth’s ability to recover delinquent taxes, especially in complex or hard-to-collect cases. Another possible issue is the treatment of nonfiled returns, since shortening the assessment window could affect enforcement against taxpayers who fail to file.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

PA HB856

In sales and use tax, further providing for assessment; in personal income tax, further providing for assessment; in corporate net income tax, further providing for assessments; in procedure and administration, further providing for petition for reassessment; and, in general provisions, further providing for petitions for refunds and providing for compromise or adjustment of assessments.

PA HB1563

In general provisions, further providing for method of filing.

PA HB206

In consolidated collection of local income taxes, further providing for definitions.

PA HB1774

In general provisions, further providing for petitions for refunds.

PA HB1610

In personal income tax, further providing for definitions and for income taxes imposed by other states and providing for provisions for overtime pay; in corporate net income tax, further providing for definitions, for determination of net loss deduction, for imposition of tax, for reports and payment of tax, for timely mailing treated as timely filing and payment and for additional withholding requirements, repealing provisions relating to consolidated reports, further providing for extension of time to file reports, for changes made by Federal Government, for limitations on assessments, for definitions, for manufacturing innovation and reinvestment deduction, for enforcement, rules and regulations, inquisitorial powers of the department, for retention of records and for penalties; in tax credit and tax benefit administration, further providing for definitions and providing for application of tax credits or tax benefits to a unitary business; providing for working Pennsylvanians tax credit; and, in general provisions, further providing for estimated tax, for underpayment of estimated tax and for restatement of tax liability under treaties.

PA HB1775

In entertainment production tax credit, further providing for definitions and for limitations, providing for audits, further providing for limitations and providing for formal review by department, for creative professionals tax credit and for miscellaneous provisions.

PA SB656

In corporate net income tax, further providing for definitions, for reports and payment of tax and for consolidated reports; and, in general provisions, further providing for underpayment of estimated tax.

PA SB1208

In corporate net income tax, further providing for definitions, for imposition of tax, for reports and payment of tax and for consolidated reports; and, in general provisions, further providing for underpayment of estimated tax.

PA HB2114

Collection of state taxes; period of limitations on collection.

PA HB853

Further providing for notices of taxes; providing for removal of deceased spouse; further providing for installment payment of taxes; and providing for imposition of fees for collection of delinquent per capita, poll and occupation taxes.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.