Legislative Update Newsletter

In this issue: PICPA-Backed Grantor Trust Reform Bill Passes Senate; Well and Mine Depletion Bill Gains Pa. Senate Approval; Pennsylvania Agencies to Use Generative Artificial Intelligence; and more.

In this issue: Pennsylvania Senate Returns for Fall Session; Pa. DOR Issues Reminder for Corp. Tax Payments; Assessed Pa. Tax Collection Deadline Change Proposed; and more.

Getting Pennsylvania’s budget to the governor took an unexpected detour this summer. Although the spending plan was approved in both chambers by July 5, it was not signed into law by Gov. Josh Shapiro until Aug. 3, 2023. Find out what happened and what’s included in the fiscal year budget.

In this issue: Pa. Senate Returns to Finish State Budget; PICPA Lobbies Congress for Estimated Tax Payment Relief; Pennsylvania Lawmaker Proposes Property Tax Freedom Act; and more.

In this issue: Gov. Shapiro Signs $45.5 Billion Pa. Spending Plan; PICPA Legislative Update Webinar; Pennsylvania Expands Property Tax and Rent Rebate Program; and more.

In this issue: Pa. Budget Stalemate Drags into Second Week; Cyber Charter Reform Bill Passes Pennsylvania House; Legislation Would Repeal Pa. Sales Tax Prepayment; and more.

In this issue: $45.5 Billion Pa. Spending Plan Approved but on Hold; Pennsylvania Lawmakers, Shapiro Have Unfinished Budget Business; Pa. Property Tax/Rent Rebate Reform Measure Awaits Signatures; and more.

In this issue: Pa. Lawmakers Work through Weekend to Nail Down Budget; Pat Browne as Secretary of Revenue Is Official; Pennsylvania House Finance Committee Ready to Move on Tax Bills; and more.

In this issue: PICPA Urges Lawmakers to Approve SALT Cap Workaround; Pa. Senate Committee Advances Grantor Trust Legislation; Tax Credit, Minimum Wage Increase Approved by Pennsylvania House; and more.

In this issue: Pennsylvania House Approves Package of Tax Credits; Cell Phone Services Tax Repeal Heads to Pa. Senate; PICPA Issues Comment Letter on Professional Conduct Standards; and more.

Gov. Josh Shapiro presented his first state budget to a joint session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly on March 7. In his presentation, Shapiro outlined his plans to make Pennsylvania communities safer and healthier, and to create opportunity and build an economy that works for all.

In this issue: $46 Billion Spending Plan Clears Pennsylvania House; Goodwill, Depletion Measures Clear Pa. Senate Committee; Pa. Tax Relief Measures Get Committee Approval; and more.

In this issue: PICPA Leaders Take Your Concerns to Congress; Pa. Lawmakers Return for Final Budget Push; Pa. DOR Provides Updated Resources; and more.

In this issue: Pa. CNI and NOL Bills Gain Committee Backing; May 16 Is Primary Day in Pennsylvania; Pa. Senate Passes Financial Literacy Bill; and more.

In this issue: Pa. Senate Approves Changes to Philadelphia Wage Tax; Pennsylvania DOR Defines Treatment of Electricity for CNI Tax; Keystone Saves Clears Pa. House Committee; and more.

In this issue: Attention PURTA Filers; Bill to Combat Financial Exploitation of Seniors in Pa.; Pennsylvania House Finance Committee Reports Two Bills; and more.

In this issue: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Return to Session April 24; PURTA Filers Beware; Pa. and N.J. to Collaborate on Labor Law Enforcement; and more.

In this issue: Committees Wrap Hearings on Proposed Pennsylvania Budget; New Pa. Board of Appeals Petition Form Available; Proposed Relief to Pa. Communities with Tax-Exempt Properties; and more.

In this issue: Pa. House, Senate Budget Hearings to Resume; Pennsylvania Revenue Department Executive Office Announcements; Pennsylvania CPA-PAC Releases 2022 Annual Report; and more.

In this issue: Rep. Aument Readies PICPA-Supported Tax Legislation; Pa. Clarifies Erroneous Notice to Limited Partnerships; Pennsylvania Telefile System to Be Decommissioned; and more.