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Amending Section 19-1804 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Authorization of Net Income Tax," by revising the rate of tax, under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

The enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s net income tax for residents of the School District of Philadelphia. For fiscal years beginning in 2007 and after, it set the tax on net income from owning, leasing, selling, or otherwise disposing of property at the combined rate of the resident wage tax and the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority tax on wages and net profits, as in effect on July 1 of the prior tax year; the tax is used for general school purposes.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
May 22, 2008
Sponsors
Marian B. Tasco
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Full text

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 19-1804 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:

§ 19-1804. Authorization of Net Income Tax.

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(2) Imposition of the Tax.

(a) Except as excluded in subsection (3), the Board is authorized to impose a tax for the following Fiscal Years 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 disposition of real property and tangible and intangible personal property, received or credited to said person during the corresponding Tax Year as set forth in the table below, including the net income paid to any beneficiary of a trust or estate and the income of any trust or estate and of which such person is the substantial owner, at the following rates, 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 Ordinance to impose such tax at the maximum permissible rate:

For Fiscal Year(s)

On Net Income Received or

Credited During Tax Year(s)

Rate

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2007 and thereafter

The Tax Year Prior to the Fiscal Year

The rate at which taxes are imposed on residents under Section 19-1502(1)(a) (“Tax on Salaries, Wages, Commissions and Other Compensation”) plus the rate at which taxes are imposed under § 19-2803 (“Imposition of Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority Tax on Wages and Net Profits”) [for]

in effect on July 1 of

the Tax Year Prior to the Fiscal Year

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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

    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

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Finance

    Hearing notices sent

  5. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred