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Amending Bill No. 220401, entitled "An Ordinance Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Wage and Net Profits Tax,' by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions," to correct a typographical error in stating the period in which a reduction in the resident Net Profits Tax rate is applicable.

AI summary

This enacted ordinance corrects a date error in the Philadelphia Code concerning the resident Net Profits Tax. It clarifies that the 2.3398% rate applied from January 1 through December 31, 2021, and that the reduced 2.29% rate applies beginning January 1, 2022, and thereafter, affecting Philadelphia residents who owe this tax.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
September 15, 2022
Sponsors
Darrell L. ClarkeCurtis Jones, Jr.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

Section 1. Section 1 of

Bill No. 220410, entitled “An Ordinance Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled ‘Wage and Net Profits Tax,’ by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions,”

is hereby amended to read as follows (deletions in

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SECTION 1. Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows:

CHAPTER 19-1500. WAGE AND NET PROFITS TAX

§19-1502. Imposition of Tax.

(1) Tax On Salaries, Wages, Commissions And Other Compensation.

(a) Residents. An annual tax on salaries, wages, commissions and other compensation earned by residents of Philadelphia is imposed for general revenue purposes for the following periods at the following rates:

July 1, 2021

[, and thereafter]

through June 30, 2022

2.3398%

July 1, 2022, and thereafter

2.29%

(b) Non-Residents. An annual tax on salaries, wages, commissions and other compensation earned by non-residents of Philadelphia for work done or services performed or rendered in Philadelphia is imposed for general revenue purposes for the following periods at the following rates:

July 1, 2021 [, and thereafter]

through June 30, 2022

3.4481%

July 1, 2022, and thereafter

3.44%

(2) Tax On Net Profits Earned In Businesses, Professions Or Other Activities.

(a) Residents. An annual tax on the net profits earned in businesses, professions or other activities conducted by residents of Philadelphia is imposed for general revenue purposes for the following periods at the following rates:

January 1, 2021

[, and thereafter]

through December 31, 2021

2.3398%

July 1, 2022,

January 1, 2022,

and thereafter

2.29%

(b) An annual tax on the net profits earned in businesses, professions or other activities conducted in Philadelphia by non-residents is imposed for general revenue purposes for the following periods at the following rates:

January 1, 2021

[and thereafter]

through December 31, 2021

3.4481%

January 1, 2022, and thereafter

3.44%

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Explanation:

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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read and ordered placed on next week's second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Amended

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

  3. Council actionCommittee on Finance

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Finance

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Finance

    Hearing notices sent

  4. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred