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Companies to Receive Exemption on IT Services Tax Starting Next Year Under New Council Plan

Official:Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by adding the definition of "information technology services" and by excluding from the definition of receipts, any receipts from information technology services, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney

Introduced: March 30, 2000

: Committee on Finance

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2000–2003 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill exempts companies from paying business privilege tax on information technology services for a certain period of time, starting in 2001.

What This Bill Does

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The bill adds a definition of "information technology services" to Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code.
The bill excludes receipts from information technology services from the definition of "receipts" for purposes of business privilege tax.
The exclusion of receipts from information technology services is subject to certain terms and conditions.
The exemption from business privilege tax on information technology services is set to start in the year 2001.