Official:Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by eliminating the prepaid structure of the tax, by clarifying the period to be used in computation of the tax, by requiring the payment of an estimated payment, by ensuring that gains from the termination of the business are subject to tax, by clarifying the treatment of calendar and fiscal taxpayers and by amending definitions of the tax, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Reynolds Brown
Introduced: February 28, 2002
Signed: November 21, 2002
: Committee of the Whole
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends Philadelphia's Business Privilege Tax law by changing how businesses pay and report taxes, including eliminating prepaid structures and adding an estimated payment requirement.
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