On March 3, 2021, the Commonwealth Court in Mandler and Nuclear Imaging Systems, Inc. v. Commw., No. 483 F.R. 2014, overruled taxpayers’ exceptions to the Court’s decision affirming the denial of the taxpayers’ petition for refund of employer withholding taxes paid to the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (the “Department”) in satisfaction of $180,000 in
Personal Income Tax
PA Department of Revenue guidance on telecommuting due to COVID-19.
By Paul Morcom on
Posted in Personal Income Tax
On November 9, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue issued guidance relating to telecommuting and related tax implications. If an employee is working from home temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department does not consider that as a change to the sourcing of the employee’s compensation. For non-residents who were working in Pennsylvania before…
Federal Stimulus Checks Not Subject to PA Tax
By Sharon Paxton on
Posted in Personal Income Tax
The Department of Revenue has announced that the stimulus checks, otherwise known as economic impact payments, being distributed by the Federal government are not subject to Pennsylvania personal income tax. Rather, the payments being distributed as part of the Federal economic stimulus legislation that was signed into law in March in response to the COVID-19…
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Extends 2019 Personal Income Tax Return Deadline
By Paul Morcom on
Posted in Personal Income Tax
On March 21, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue announced that the deadline for taxpayers to file their 2019 Personal Income Tax Returns is extended to July 15, 2020. This means taxpayers will have an additional 90 days to file from the original deadline of April 15. The Internal Revenue Service also extended the…