PICPA's Legislative Accomplishments

• Secured another $20 million to fund the Dept. of Revenue’s Technology and Process Modernization project  - Act 9A
• Tax Code Improvements – Act 85
  • Joint filing for deceased spouses in the year the spouse died
  • Consideration the special tax provisions for poverty when making estimated payments based on prior year tax liability
  • Automatic extensions for corporate tax filings reflecting IRS adjustments
  • Immediate appeal of DOR’s adjustment of a tax item
  • Authorizes the secretary of the DOR to settle certain tax disputes and negotiate compromises
  • Allows prepayment of Sales & Use Tax equal to or greater than 50 percent of the current month for certain taxpayers
• Public-Private Transportation Partnerships to alleviate fiscal stress - Act 88

•  Three Percent Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act (H.R. 674) Signed into Law
• Federal Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (House of Representatives 1249)
• Fair Share Act - Act 17 (Senate Bill 1131) 
  • Joint and Several Reform Issue Brief  
• Accelerated sales tax payment fix  - Act 26 (Senate Bill 907)
• Secured 35% funding increase for Dept. of Revenue's Technology and Process Modernization project - Act 1A (Senate 1485)
• Federal 1099 Repeal - H.R. 4 was signed into law by President Obama on April 14, 2011

•  Streamline School District Annual Financial Reports -Act 104 (House Bill 101)
• Secured funding for Department of Revenue Technology and Process Modernization project - Act 1A

• Defeated the expansion of the sales tax base to include accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, and related professional services offered by CPAs.

• CPA Mobility Law - Act 73 (Senate Bill 838)
• Earned Income Tax Collection Reform and Consolidation Law - Act 32 (Senate Bill 1063)

• Simplified the S Corporation Election Process - Act 67 (Senate Bill 300)
• Revised County Code requirement for due date of financial statement to Department of Community and Economic Development - Act 142 (House Bill 2185)
• Updated audit threshold requirements under Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act - Act 121 (House Bill 632)
• Reformed and streamlined tax administration and appeals process - Act 119 (Senate Bill 993) 

• Standardized definitions of "Earned Income" and "Net Profits" under the Local Tax Enabling Law - Act 24
• Made Lying to a CPA a "Deceptive or Fradulent" Business Practice under the PA Criminal Code - Act 234 (House Bill 623)

• Standardized definitions of "Earned Income" and "Net Profits" under the Local Tax Enabling Law - Act 166

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