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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.

News

JOHN E. VAN ALLEN ADDRESSES PICPA

John E. Van Allen recently served as a featured speaker for a webinar hosted by the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“PICPA”). The webinar discussed how Act 52 of 2013 affected the Board of Finance and Revenue (“Board”). John was joined on a panel by a new Board member and others. The panel addressed procedural changes for practice before the Board, the new role of the Department of Revenue, the hearing process and new rules regarding Board decisions and orders.

The webinar also served as an opportunity for the panel to discuss the opportunity for attorneys and CPAs to jointly represent clients before the Board, particularly the opportunity for CPAs to act as expert witnesses.

PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEAL DEADLINES

August 1 – Bucks, Cambria, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Franklin, Indiana, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, York

August 15 – Berks

August 31 – Wyoming

September 1 – Adams, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Butler, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Elk, Forest, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Venango, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland

March 31 - Allegheny

First Monday of October – Philadelphia

Please contact the attorneys at Van Allen LLC if you have any questions or would like to file a property tax assessment appeal on your property.

PENNSYLVANIA STATE TAX UPDATE

HB 465, signed by Senate on July 3, 2013, House on July 8, 2013 and by Governor Corbett on July 9, 2013, is the omnibus tax bill with regard to fiscal year 2013-2014 budget implementation. The legislation amends the Tax Code as follows: Click here to read more.

April 2012 | Charitable Organizations Beware – Mesivtah v. Pike County Board of Assessment Appeals

In a close 4-3 decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Mesivtah Eitz Chaiom of Bobov, Inc. v. Pike County Board of Assessment Appeals, 16 MAP 2011, found that the General Assembly cannot displace the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Constitution because “the ultimate power and authority to interpret the Pennsylvania Constitution rests with the Judiciary, and in particular with this Court.” Click here to read more.