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In an unreported opinion on February 3, 2026, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania held that complimentary hotel rooms provided by a casino are not subject to Luzerne County’s hotel room rental tax because the operator receives no “consideration” in exchange for the stay. The decision affirms summary judgment in favor of the taxpayer and provides…

In an unreported panel decision of Armstrong Township v. Lycoming County Board of Assessment Appeals and Choice FuelCorp, Inc., 140 C.D. 2022 (Pa. Cmwlth. Ct. Apr. 5, 2024), the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reversed the trial court’s order that had enforced a settlement agreement between Armstrong Township (the “Township”) and Choice FuelCorp, Inc. (“Choice”).

A little known statutory change now allows for certain fraternal societies to obtain tax exempt status in Pennsylvania.

In Hospital Utilization Project v. Commonwealth, 487 A.2d 1306 (Pa. 1985) (“HUP”), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court set forth the following five-pronged test to determine whether an entity qualifies as “purely public charity” under the…

In Mixell v. Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals, 313 A.3d 330 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2024), the Commonwealth Court held that the Board of Assessment Appeals (“Board”) had failed to show proof of mailing sufficient to establish that a property owner had received hearing notices in her property tax appeal.

The property owner had…

In HUF Restaurant, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Docket No. 394 F.R. 2018 (04/19/2024), a three-judge panel of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that HUF Restaurant, Inc. (“HUF”), which had purchased restaurant assets and a liquor license from Zola New World Bistro, Ltd. (“Zola”) in a bulk sale transaction, was liable for unpaid sales and use…