Mar. 26, 2015 11:49 am
PA Auditor General Holds Meeting in Philly on Debate Over Nonprofit Tax-Exempt Status
Auditor General Eugene DePasquale at City Hall Pennsylvania’s Senate passed a bill last month proposing to amend the state constitution to give the General Assembly full power to define a purely public charity, which gives nonprofits tax-exempt status. Currently, the courts have the power to determine if a nonprofit qualifies as a purely public charity […]
Jan. 29, 2015 1:07 pm
Who Has the Power to Define a Public Charity in PA?
The release of a special report by former Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has stirred an ongoing debate over how tax-exempt status is determined in Pennsylvania. The report analyzed tax data from 10 counties around the state and found that the amount of lost revenue due to tax-exempt public charities ranged from $35 million in Monroe […]