Official:Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by decreasing the rates of the tax.
Sponsor: Councilmember Blackwell
Introduced: January 23, 2001
Signed: March 22, 2001
: Committee of the Whole
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill lowers the rate of Philadelphia's Wage and Net Profits Tax. The tax rates for residents and non-residents are reduced to 3.0385% from July 1, 2001.
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