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Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by amending Section 19-1804 to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on net income from real property and tangible and intangible personal property of residents of the School District of Philadelphia.

AI summary

The enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s school tax authorization to allow the School District’s Board of Education to impose, for fiscal year 2001, a tax on residents’ net income from owning, leasing, selling, or otherwise disposing of real property and tangible or intangible personal property. It sets the authorized tax rate at 4.5635%, subject to any legal limit.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
February 3, 2000
Sponsors
Jannie L. Blackwell
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “School Tax Authorization,” is hereby amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 19-1800. SCHOOL TAX AUTHORIZATION

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§19-1804. Authorization of Net Income Tax.

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(2) Imposition of the Tax.

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(a.31) Except as excluded in subsection 3, the Board is authorized to impose a tax for Fiscal Year 2001 for general school purposes, on every person who is a resident of the School District of Philadelphia on the net income from the ownership, lease, sale or other dispositioin of real property and tangible and intangible personal property, received or credited to said person during the tax year 2000 including the net income paid to any beneficiary of a trust or estate and the income of any trust or estate of which such person is the substantial owner at the rate of four and five thousand six hundred thirty-five ten-thousandths percent (4.5635%), provided that, in the event the rate of any tax imposed hereunder is determined to exceed any limitation imposed by statute, it is the intent of this subsection to impose such tax at the maximum permissible rate.

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics indicate new matter added.

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File history

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  1. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred

  2. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

  4. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
  5. Council actionCommittee of the Whole

    Reported favorably

    Council actionCommittee of the Whole

    Hearing notices sent

  6. Council actionCommittee of the Whole

    Recessed

    Council actionCommittee of the Whole

    Hearing notices sent

  7. Council actionCommittee of the Whole

    Hearing held

  8. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced (By Request) and Referred

    Pass