On April 1, 2025, the American Alliance for Equal Rights (“AAER”) filed complaints with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) alleging three tax-exempt private foundations—the Gates Foundation, the Lagrant Foundation and the Creative Capital Foundation—have engaged in racial discrimination by excluding white citizens from benefits and opportunities based on their race. Each complaint requests that the IRS open an investigation into the activities and tax-exempt status of the foundations.… Continue Reading
Christopher A. Jones
House Tax Bill Would Greatly Accelerate Employee Retention Credit Filing Deadlines
By Christopher A. Jones & Wendi L. Kotzen on
The current draft of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 includes a proposed provision that would dramatically accelerate the deadline to file claims for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) to January 31, 2024. The ERC is a much-scrutinized refundable tax credit of up to $26,000 per employee for certain wages paid by employers between March 12, 2020, and before October 1, 2021. … Continue Reading
PA Supreme Court Holds that Philadelphia Taxpayer may not Claim City Wage Tax Credit for Taxes Paid to Another State
By Brian D. Pedrow & Christopher A. Jones on
Posted in Philadelphia, Wage & Hour
In a 3-2 decision in Zilka v. Tax Review Board, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the Commonwealth Court and sided with the City of Philadelphia Department of Revenue in a case addressing whether a City resident was entitled to a credit for state-level taxes paid to Delaware.
During the tax years at issue, the taxpayer was a resident of Philadelphia who worked full-time in Wilmington, Delaware. … Continue Reading