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Pennsylvania Government to Levy Tax on Membership Fees

Associations Now

The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (DOR) issued a sales and use tax ruling Jan. The ruling has drawn the attention of membership associations in Pennsylvania and at least one organization – the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants – has reached out to the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue for a meeting.

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Pennsylvania Legislation Threatens Private Certification, ASAE Says

Associations Now

A bill introduced in the Pennsylvania legislature is the latest in a series of state-level measures that threaten certifications offered by associations and other private organizations, according to ASAE and the Professional Certification Coalition.

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Campaign Shares Pennsylvania Public School Success Stories

Associations Now

The Success Starts Here campaign, organized by the Pennsylvania Schools Boards Association, seeks to raise positive awareness of the public school system. Last week, the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) launched its Success Starts Here campaign to share success stories from the state’s 500 school districts.

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Gun-Control Critics Use Novel Law to Gain Ground in Pennsylvania

Associations Now

A new law meant to curtail local gun-control ordinances in Pennsylvania has already put two of the state’s largest cities—Philadelphia and Pittsburgh—in the National Rifle Association’s litigation crosshairs. Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has said that state attorneys will not defend the new law in court.

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Consistent enforcement: The first step to reducing conflict in community associations

Ungrated

is the founder of Hoffman Law LLC, a community association law firm with offices in Pennsylvania. He is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. >>Read Edward Hoffman Jr.

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This Is the Perfect Time to Question What an Association Is

Smooth The Path

I live in a fairly rural, farm town in Pennsylvania, so imagine my surprise when a relatively new company a few miles away from my home office made national news. Eight Oaks Farm Distillery has been growing a following for their spirits, but in light of the COVID-19 virus, the owners stopped production and started making hand sanitizer.

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Hospital Association Uses Grant to Build Opioid-Fighting Tactics

Associations Now

The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania has launched a program, driven by face-to-face meetings, to encourage information sharing in fighting the opioid crisis in the state. A Move to Advocacy Former Ohio governor and 2016 presidential candidate John Kasich is wading into the nonprofit world. “I’m