Clients choose VA to:

Measure and Manage Sales and Use Taxes.

Do you know how much sales and use tax your business paid last year? If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it. Van Allen LLC can help you measure and manage your sales and use taxes to boost your profit margins. Contact us to see how we can help you.
Prosecute Tax Appeals at Commonwealth Court.

Did you know that Van Allen LLC has over 100 Commonwealth Court tax appeals at any one time that we are vigorously prosecuting? If you have an unfavorable decision from the Board of Finance and Revenue, contact us to see if it makes sense to appeal to Commonwealth Court.
Reduce Property Tax Liabilities.

Do you know the present value of Property tax savings? Property tax appeals do not simply provide direct savings for the tax year(s) at issue, they also provide those benefits going forward. The general rule is that the present value of tax year’s savings may be 10 times those savings. In other words, $10,000 of annual savings may be worth $100,000 of value to your business. Contact us to see if a property tax appeal for your business is appropriate.
Enhance Profit Margins Through Efficient, Value-Driven Representation.

Value. Van Allen LLC routinely provides great value to our clients by keeping our fees in proportion to the amount at controversy and in relief. As a result, we constantly build value for our clients. Contact us to see if we can build value, and profits, for your business.

John E. Van Allen, Esq.

Areas of Practice: State and Local Tax - Sales and Use; Property; PURTA; Gross Receipt; Corporate; Franchise and Capital Stock Taxes

Narrative: John’s practice focuses primarily on state and local sales, use, property and corporate tax litigation on behalf of taxpayers. He has practiced law in 56 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties and has represented small businesses and over a dozen Fortune 500 corporations engaged in the following business areas:

actuarial
air conditioning
aluminum
amusement park
architectural
asphalt and concrete
asset management
automotive
banking
battery
beverage
brewing
cable television
candy
computer services
construction
data processing
defense
elevator
entertainment
home and building products
insurance

lumber
manufactured housing
manufacturing
multi-tenant (residential and commercial
mutual fund
non-profit
packaging and containers
pharmaceutical
plastic
printing
professional services
public utility
publishing
railroad
restaurant
retail
software
steel
telecommunications
transportation
trucking

John has managed projects involving nearly 12,000 property tax appeals throughout 56 counties. He also represents businesses in reviewing sales and use tax payments, identifying over-payments and pursuing refunds, particularly for manufacturers and construction contractors. John is one of the few Pennsylvania attorneys that conducts sales/use tax due diligence reviews. He has handled such refund reviews for a number of businesses, including two of the four largest companies headquartered in central Pennsylvania. Through the appeals he has handled, taxpayers have directly saved or been refunded over $100,000,000.00 in state and local taxes.

In addition, John frequently conducts presentations regarding Pennsylvania state and local tax issues and he has been the featured presenter on such issues at national tax law conferences in California and Florida.

John began his career at an AmLaw Global 50 law firm, where he practiced in the area of state and local tax for over six years.

Prior to law school, John played football in college, where he was a placekicker.

Contact: jva@vanallenllc.com; 717.214.4455

Bar Admissions: Pennsylvania (1998)

Education: The Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1993); The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1997)

Professional Affiliations: Pennsylvania Bar Association

Personal: Resides in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania with his wife, Jane, and two sons, John and Josh.