Kingdom Vapor V.S. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

As many of you know on July 13, 2016 a 40% tax on vapor products was passed into law in Pennsylvania. This law took effect October 1st and caused serious damage to small businesses in Pennsylvania. Unlike most other states that received a tax solely on e-liquid, Pennsylvania legislators also included vapor hardware. Since the passage of this tax the Department of Revenue has interpreted the very vague and ill-written law as nearly all components of hardware being taxable. This has cause wide spread confusion throughout the industry because many people believe the actual law and the Department of Revenues interpretation are far from the same.

In preparation for the tax taking effect Kingdom Vapor contacted Lindsay Law Firm to get a lawyers interpretation of the law and to gain knowledge on what products are actually taxable. Upon recommendation of our lawyers we determined what products are taxable, non-taxable, and DEFEND-ABLE. We are very confident that the products we are collecting tax on are accurate and well within the scope of the law.

Kingdom Vapor has been considering a lawsuit since the passage of the tax but delayed it with the hopes of HB 2342 passing which would amend the 40% tax to 5 cents per millileter only on e-liquid. Since then we have decided to pursue this matter to the end. We have retained the Lindsay Law Firm of Butler PA for a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in regards to the 40% tax on vapor products. We will be filing for a preliminary injunction, declaratory judgment, and if possible the elimination of the tax all together.

Anyone that has received warnings, violations, or fines from the D.O.R please forward copies to info@kingdomvapor.com as this may help in preparing this suit.  If there are any manufacturers, distributors, or retailers who would like to join this lawsuit as a class action, please email or call for more information. We are planning to have this filed in early December. We will continue to update with more information and a final court date as soon as possible.

Kingdom Vapor Wholesale

Email: info@kingdomvapor.com

Phone: 814-227-2280