City Of Pittsburgh Continues To Challenge Non-Profit UPMC Over Tax-Exempt Status

Since March 2013, the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been seeking to force the non-profit University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) health care system to remove the organization’s tax-exempt status and require them to pay payroll preparation taxes and 100% of its property taxes—an estimated $20 million per year in tax revenue is at stake. Non-profit organizations designated by the federal government as 501c3 charities are generally exempt from paying municipal property taxes and other taxes. However, the city claims that UPMC should still pay for its share of city services (street lights, road repairs . . .