Extension of Sales Tax Exemption for the Synod and Its Congregations
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Registration and Taxpayer Management Department of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue has not been able to process new sales tax exemption certificates for the synod and those congregations and ministries that have current certificates due to expire at the end of this month. Therefore, they have provided the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod – and its subsidiary ministries – with a generic Extension Letter that can be used with the Exemption Certificate (REV-1220) in order to assure any vendors that your congregation is authorized to make tax free purchases. The extension letter is valid until September 30, 2020, by which time the Commonwealth expects to have our new certificates ready for our use.