Category Archives: Pennsylvania

Hurricane Debby Tax Deadline Relief; Deadlines Extended for Impacted Taxpayers to February 3, 2025

This year is supposed to be a very active year in the tropics, with over 20 tropical storms (some of which will be hurricanes) predicted.  Hurricane Debby made landfall in Florida, and then made a second landfall in the Carolinas … Continue reading

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Taxes No Longer the Top Reason for Businesses Leaving California

California: Good News! Your taxes, tops in the country, are no longer the top reason businesses are leaving the Bronze Golden State. It’s not that taxes have improved; rather, your laws and regulatory climate have exceeded taxes as the reason … Continue reading

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How to Wynne Your Money Back in Maryland

Earlier this year the US Supreme Court ruled that Maryland had to issue full tax credits–including the county add-on tax–to individuals facing double taxation (typically, Maryland residents who earned income taxed in other states). Kay Bell in Don’t Mess With … Continue reading

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Victory for Lap Dances in Philadelphia

The City of Philadelphia has a tax on amusements; it’s a 5% sales tax. Are lap dances performed at adult entertainment facilities subject to that tax? A court in Pennsylvania ruled no. Philadelphia billed three strip clubs adult entertainment facilities … Continue reading

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New York Extends Tax Deadlines Because of Sandy; Expect the IRS, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Others to Follow

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance announced that they have extended all tax deadlines falling from October 26 to November 14 to November 14th because of Hurricane Sandy. I expect similar actions to be taken by the … Continue reading

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Ex-Eagle Sues Co-Defendants

It seems we’re stuck in the football motif. Freddie Mitchell played for the Philadelphia Eagles and is most remembered for this play: Earlier this year, he found himself indicted for tax fraud along with two others, Jamie Russ-Walls and Richard … Continue reading

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I Hope You Like Florence, Colorado

Kevin Small has had a decidedly interesting career. He has had 30 arrests for all sorts of crimes (including violent crimes). While enjoying Pennsylvania’s state prisons, he decided to commit tax fraud from the IRS. He was “caught” after obtaining … Continue reading

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Another Reason Not to be a Philadelphia Business

I don’t think highly of California’s business climate. Still, things could be worse: I could be in Philadelphia. The City of Brotherly Love has sunk to a new low. After going after penny-ante bloggers the city’s Revenue Department has been … Continue reading

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On the Whole, I’d Rather Not be in Philadelphia

Suppose you are a blogger that accepts advertising, and you reside in Philadelphia. You make $10 a year from the small blog advertisements you accept. It’s not much, but it’s something…until you get the bill from the City of Philadelphia … Continue reading

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Pennsylvania Goes for Big Brother

Via the TaxProf Blog and others comes this horrendous advertisement from Pennsylvania: I have nothing against Pennsylvania’s tax amnesty. I have everything against Big Brother-like methods for collecting taxes…even in a commercial.

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