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Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by amending Section 19-1806, entitled "Authorization of Realty Use and Occupancy Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on the use or occupancy of real estate within the School District of Philadelphia.

AI summary

The enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s School Tax Authorization provisions to allow the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education to impose a tax on people or businesses using or occupying real estate in the district for commercial or industrial activities. The tax may be based on the property’s assessed value at a rate of up to $4.62 per $100 of assessed value, for general school purposes.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
January 25, 2005
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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§19-1806. Authorization of Realty Use and Occupancy Tax.

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(2) Imposition of the Tax.

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(b) The Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia is authorized to impose a tax for general school purposes on the use or occupancy of real estate within the School District of Philadelphia during the tax years beginning July 1, 2001

,

July 1, 2002, July 1, 2003, July 1, 2004,

July 1, 2005,

and thereafter

for the purpose of carrying on any business, trade, occupation, profession, vocation, or any other commercial or industrial activity. This tax is imposed on the user or occupier of real estate.

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(4) Rate and Computation of Tax.

(a) Rate.

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(ii) The tax authorized by this Section shall be measured by the assessed value of the real estate, for the tax years beginning July 1, 2001

,

July 1, 2002, July 1, 2003

,

July 1, 2004,

July 1, 2005,

and thereafter,

at the rate each year

not to exceed four dollars and sixty-two cents ($4.62) per one hundred ($100) dollars of the assessed value of the real estate as most recently returned by the Board of Revision of Taxes.

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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 actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

  4. Council actionCommittee of the Whole

    Reported favorably

    Council actionCommittee of the Whole

    Hearing held

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered printed and placed on next first reading calendar

  5. Council actionCommittee of the Whole

    Recessed

    Council actionCommittee of the Whole

    Hearing held

  6. Council actionCommittee of the Whole

    Recessed

    Council actionCommittee of the Whole

    Hearing held

  7. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred