Shawnee Development, Inc. v. Commonwealth

FLAHERTY, Judge.

These matters are on Petitions for Review of two Orders of the Board of Finance and Revenue (the Board). The Board affirmed the Department of Revenue’s (Department) recalculation of the Capital Stock Tax (Tax) liability of Shawnee Development, Inc., (Petitioner) for fiscal years ending March 31, 1994, and March 31,1995. The Department calculated Petitioner’s Tax liability to include certain debt forgiveness. We reverse.

Petitioner, a Pennsylvania corporation, is engaged in the business of selling and developing real property in this Commonwealth. Petitioner defaulted on its…