SALT Blawg – State and Local Tax Blog
State and Local Tax ("SALT") blog issues require state and local tax knowledge. Chamberlain Hrdlicka's SALT Blawg (SALT Blog) provides exactly that knowledge with news updates and commentary about state and local tax issues.
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On August 3, 2022, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court upheld a panel decision finding that a senior living facility failed to qualify as a “purely public charity” and therefore was not entitled to exemption from sales tax. See Friends Boarding Home of W. Quarterly Meeting v. Commonwealth, No. 332 F.R. 2018 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Aug. 3, 2022) (op. not reported). In order to satisfy the requirements for a “purely public charity,” an institution must satisfy the five-part HUP test, which requires that an institution:
- Advance a charitable purpose;
- Donate or renders gratuitously a ...
Pennsylvania and Philadelphia have implemented important changes to their taxes, affecting both businesses and individuals. Below are the highlights of those recent changes.
Pennsylvania Tax Changes
Pennsylvania’s 2022-2023 Budget Bill (H.B. 1342), adopted July 8, 2022, implements significant corporate net income tax (CNIT) and personal income tax (PIT) changes for taxpayers. While many taxpayers within Pennsylvania will be happy to hear of these changes, those outside of Pennsylvania may not be so jubilant.
CNIT Rate Reduction
Under the new law, the corporate net income ...