Legal Opinion

Morrisville Scrap Processing Co., Inc. Tax Appeal

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 12, 1972No. Appeal, No. 861 C.D. 1971PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

In this case, a dealer in scrap metal seeks a decision that it is engaged in manufacturing and therefore exempt from capital stock taxation, under the Capital Stock Tax Act, Act of June 1, 1889, P. L. 420, as amended, 72 P.S. 1871.1

The Commonwealth assessed the capital stock tax against the appellant for its fiscal year ending September 80, 1969, although the Act provided that it should “. . . not apply to the taxation of the capital stock of corporations . . . which is invested in and actually and exclusively employed in carrying on manufacturing . . . within the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. Sitkin's Junk Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  2. Commonwealth v. Weiland Packing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  3. Commonwealth v. Berlo Vending Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  4. Commonwealth v. McCrady-rodgers Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  5. General Foods Corp. v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Eastern Diversified Metals Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  2. Commonwealth v. Perfect Photo, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Riverside Iron & Steel Corp. v. MonongahelaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Harsco Corp. v. City of PittsBurghCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Remmey v. Centennial School District, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County1982

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