Court Tosses Philadelphia Taxpayer’s Claim of Double Taxation

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a Philadelphia resident’s claim of double taxation, ruling she isn’t entitled to a refund under the Philadelphia Wage Tax for a portion of the city and state income taxes paid while working in another state.

The appeals court panel Friday affirmed earlier determinations by the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas and the Philadelphia Tax Review Board denying Diane Zilka’s request for a refund under the city’s wage tax. The dispute involved state and city taxes paid between 2013 and 2016, while Zilka lived in Philadelphia but worked in Wilmington, Delaware.

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