Sharon R. Paxton

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Sharon has more than 35 years of experience representing businesses of all sizes in a broad range of Pennsylvania state and local tax matters. She assists clients in resolving disputes concerning sales and use tax, corporate net income tax, business privilege tax, IFTA, and certain personal income tax matters.

She represents taxpayers in proceedings before the Board of Appeals, the Board of Finance and Revenue, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Sharon has extensive experience dealing with sales and use tax audit appeals and refund claims. She has obtained substantial relief for clients in cases involving diverse issues, ranging from audit procedures and documentation of nontaxable sales to the applicability of the manufacturing, processing, and public utility exclusions, the taxability of various types of services, and the taxability of items such as computer software and property transferred pursuant to construction contracts. Sharon also has considerable experience handling IFTA audit appeals.

She lectures on Pennsylvania tax topics and has written numerous articles on Pennsylvania tax law.

  • University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., with honors, North Carolina Law Review
  • Brigham Young University, B.A.
  • Pennsylvania
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Tax Law Section, former chair
  • Dauphin County Bar Association

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