Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, customarily buyer and seller each pay 1/2 of the total transfer tax, which consists of the county transfer tax and the Commonwealth transfer tax. The transfer taxes are based on the the higher of 1% of the purchase price or the fair market value.

The county taxes vary. The PA transfer tax is 1% of that value, and In Philadelphia, the County tax is 3%, so that the total tax is 4%, and each party pays a total of 2%.

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