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Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by reducing certain tax rates; all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

This lapsed bill would have reduced Philadelphia’s business privilege tax rates on business receipts and net income over time. It would have affected businesses subject to the tax and included estimates of lower City tax revenue as the rates declined.

File details

Status
LAPSED
Introduced
January 22, 2004
Sponsors
W. Wilson Goode, Jr.MAMichael A. Nutter
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Subsection 1 of Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby repealed in its entirety, and a new subsection is added that reads as follows:

§19-2604. Tax Rates, Credits, and Alternative Tax Computation.

(1)

Every business shall pay an annual tax on each dollar of annual receipts at the millage rate shown in the second column of the following chart (“Receipts rate in mills”), and an annual tax on net income at the percentage rate shown in the third column (“Net income rate %“),

except that a regulated industry shall only pay an annual tax on each dollar of annual receipts at the millage rate shown in the second column, and in an amount not to exceed the percentage of net income shown in the third column:

Tax year (s)

Receipts rate in mills

Net income rate%

2002

2.40 mills

6.50%

2003

2.30 mills

6.50%

2004

2.10 mills

6.50%

2005

1.90 mills

6.50%

2006

1.75 mills

6.50%

2007

1.50 mills

6.50%

2008

1.00 mills

6.50%

2009

0.5 mills

6.50%

2010

0.0 mills

6.0%

2011

0.0 mills

5.0%

2012

0.0 mills

4.0%

2013

0.0 mills

3.0%

2014

0.0 mills

2.0%

2015

0.0 mills

1.0%

2016

0.0 mills

0.0%

IMPACT ON FIVE YEAR PLAN REVENUES (in millions)

FY05

Tax Refom Commission

Bill No. 040023

Wage Tax

-2.32

0.00

BPT – Net Profits

0.00

0.00

BPT – Receipts

0.00

0.00

Partnership deduction

-9.45

0.00

FY05 Total

-11.77

0.00

FY06

Wage Tax

-8.16

0.00

BPT – Net Profits

-14.89

0.00

BPT – Receipts

0.00

0.00

Partnership deduction

-9.30

0.00

FY06 Total

-32.34

0.00

FY07

Wage Tax

-8.16

0.00

BPT – Net Profits

-30.19

0.00

BPT – Receipts

0.00

-6.35

Partnership deduction

-9.65

0.00

FY07 Total

-60.52

-6.35

FY08

Wage Tax

-39.63

0.00

BPT – Net Profits

-46.82

0.00

BPT – Receipts

0.00

-27.06

Partnership deduction

-9.75

0.00

FY08 Total

-96.20

-27.06

FY09

Wage Tax

-60.06

0.00

BPT – Net Profits

-63.40

0.00

BPT – Receipts

-4.47

-52.20

Partnership deduction

-10.15

0.00

FY09 Total

-138.09

-52.20

FY05 - FY09

Wage Tax

-130.85

0.00

BPT – Net Profits

-155.30

0.00

BPT – Receipts

-4.47

-85.61

Partnership deduction

-48.30

0.00

FY05-09 Total

-338.92

-85.61

SECTION 2. Effective dates. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately.

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics

indicate new matter added.

End

File history

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  1. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Amended

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on final passage calendar for next meeting.

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

  4. Council actionCommittee on Finance

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Finance

    Amended

    Council actionCommittee on Finance

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Finance

    Hearing notices sent

  5. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred