Tax Bill Would Add 7% Sales Tax to Claimant Attorney Fees

Proposed legislation in Pennsylvania that seeks to shift the tax burden to state residents from property taxes to increased personal income taxes includes a provision that would impose a sales tax on legal services, including those provided to workers' comp claimants. One Philadelphia workers’ compensation attorney, Glenn Neiman of the firm Brilliant & Neiman LLC, says the bill would cause workers’ compensation claimants who hire attorneys to lose out on potential settlements. “Typically, an attorney in Pennsylvania receives a fee of 20% of the benefits due to the i...