Pennsylvania High Court to Review Double Taxation Claim

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania will review a Philadelphia resident’s demand for a refund under the city’s wage tax for a portion of the city and state income taxes paid while working in another state.

The high court Tuesday agreed to consider a January Commonwealth Court ruling that rejected Philadelphia resident Diane Zilka’s claim of double taxation and request for a refund under the Philadelphia Wage Tax. The dispute involves state and city taxes paid between 2013 and 2016, when Zilka lived in Philadelphia but worked in Wilmington, Del. The Commonwealth Court’s ruling affirmed earlier determinations ...