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Business valuation in Pennsylvania

Saltaire Partners works with owners of businesses in Pennsylvania worth roughly $3–100M, from the New York metropolitan area. This page links to a local guide for each Pennsylvania metro area covered so far, and sets out the state rules that change what a sale looks like here: corporate tax, personal income tax, clearances. Every figure and rule links to its source.

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Metro areas

Pennsylvania metro areas covered

Metro areas covered in Pennsylvania Connecticut District of Columbia Massachusetts Maryland Maine New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Virginia Allentown Harrisburg Lancaster Philadelphia Pittsburgh Scranton Baltimore Buffalo Rochester Washington
Local guide State covered
Employer business locations, Pennsylvania metro areas
  1. Philadelphia 153,791
  2. Pittsburgh 61,628
  3. Allentown 18,701
  4. Harrisburg 14,274
  5. Lancaster 13,776
  6. Scranton 13,043

Each figure is the whole metro area, including any part of it in a neighboring state.

U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023

State rules

What Pennsylvania adds to a sale

These statements come from the state's own agencies. Each one links to the page it was taken from.

Corporate tax

Pennsylvania's corporate net income tax rate is 7.49% for tax year 2026. It is scheduled to drop half a point each year until it reaches 4.99% in 2031.

Pennsylvania Department of Revenueas of 2026

Personal income tax

Pennsylvania's personal income tax is a flat 3.07%, unchanged since 2004. Owners of S corporations and partnerships generally pay it on their share of the business's income.

Pennsylvania Department of Revenueas of 2026

Clearances

Pennsylvania's bulk sale law applies when a business transfers more than 51% of its assets, real estate or equipment included. The buyer is required to get a bulk sale clearance certificate from the seller. Without one, the buyer can become liable for the seller's unpaid Pennsylvania taxes. Sellers apply with form REV-181.

Pennsylvania Department of Revenueas of 2026

Clearances

A separate bulk sale clearance for unemployment compensation taxes comes from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry's Office of Unemployment Compensation Tax Services.

PA Department of Labor & Industryas of 2026

This is general information, not tax or legal advice. Your attorney and CPA should confirm how it applies to your sale.

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