Although Pennsylvania courts have specifically held that surplus revenue is not synonymous with running a for-profit entity, the focus of exemption analysis is on how such revenue is used.

In Pennsylvania, a nonprofit organization must prove it is a “purely public charity” to qualify for a property tax exemption. The state Supreme Court in a 1985 ruling created five standards ...

Overturning a lower court’s decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Friday in a closely watched case that Pottstown Hospital qualified for a property tax exemption as a nonprofit, despite ...

UPMC owns $2.1 billion worth of tax-exempt property in Allegheny County, according to a joint report from the county’s and city’s controllers. In 2021, UPMC’s “exemptions reduced its tax liability by ...

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HARRISBURG — A Commonwealth Court judge recently revoked a Southeastern Pennsylvania hospital’s property tax exemption and denied appeals regarding three others, decisions that one expert said ...