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§ 7320. Liability for withheld taxes

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal AffairsEffective: December 29, 2017

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs
Chapter 5. Tax Reform Code of 1971 (Refs & Annos)
Article III. Personal Income Tax (Refs & Annos)
Part VII. Withholding of Tax
Effective: December 29, 2017
72 P.S. § 7320
§ 7320. Liability for withheld taxes
Every person required to deduct and withhold tax under section 316.11 is hereby made liable for such tax. For purposes of assessment and collection, any amount required to be withheld and paid over to the department and any additions to tax penalties and interest with respect thereto, shall be considered the tax of the person. All taxes deducted and withheld pursuant to section 316.1 or under color of section 316.1 shall constitute a trust fund for the Commonwealth and shall be enforceable against such person, his representative or any other person receiving any part of such fund.

Credits

1971, March 4, P.L. 6, No. 2, art. III, § 320, added 1971, Aug. 31, P.L. 362, No. 93, § 4. Amended 2016, July 13, P.L. 526, No. 84, § 13, imd. effective; 2017, Oct. 30, P.L. 672, No. 43, § 20, effective in 60 days [Dec. 29, 2017].

Footnotes

72 P.S. § 7316.1.
72 P.S. § 7320, PA ST 72 P.S. § 7320
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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