Pennsylvania BFR Grants Partial Sales Tax Refund to Taxpayer for Medical Supplies

The Pennsylvania Board of Finance and Revenue (BFR) issued a decision ordering the Department of Revenue (DOR) to partially grant taxpayer’s request for refund regarding its sales and use tax paid for during the 2024 tax year. The taxpayer, a LLC, claimed it erroneously paid sales tax on varies items it claims are nontaxable medical supplies or equipment. Upon review, the BFR found that the taxpayer was only entitled to a refund for the tax on the sale of tangible personal property for use in alleviation or treatment of injury, illness, disease, or incapacity, as well as, therapeutic or prosthetic ...