• Group Practice and Professional Practice Entities
• Hospitals
• Ambulatory Surgery Centers
• Mental and Behavioral Health - PA Health Choices Program
• Long Term Care
• Compliance
• Medical Practice Transactions
• Hospital Based Physician Arrangements
• HIPAA, E-Health and Informational Privacy Issues
• Quality Care Management, Medical Errors and Patient Safety
• Medical Staff Issues
• Medical Reimbursement
• Tax Exemption
• Clinical Integration, Accountable Care Organizations and Pay for Performance
• Licensure
• Physician Affiliations
• Pennsylvania Mental and Behavioral Health Provider
• Joint Ventures; Mergers; and Acquisitions
• Stark and Anti-Kickback Laws, Medicare/Medicaid Fraud and Abuse

Practice Areas : Tax Exemption

Tsoules, Sweeney, Martin & Orr povides advice with respect to various issues affecting the tax-exempt status of non-profit health care entities, such as the implications of particular transactions. For example, the firm has frequently advised clients about the impact of private inurement/private benefit and excess benefit rules on various physician recruitment, retention and compensation arrangements with non-profit entities.

Additionally, the firm has extensive experience with the preparation and processing of applications for tax exempt status on behalf of newly established non-profit organizations and the submission of private letter rulings on behalf of existing organizations.