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Council proposed tax rate reductions for certain businesses in Philadelphia over several years.

Official:Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by reducing certain tax rates, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Reynolds Brown

Introduced: November 10, 2005

: Committee of the Whole

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill amends the business privilege tax rates in Philadelphia, reducing certain tax rates for businesses over several years.

What This Bill Does

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Reduces the receipts tax rate for the business privilege tax from 2.10 mills in 2004 to 1.50 mills in 2008 and thereafter.
Reduces the net income tax rate for the business privilege tax from 6.50% in 2004 to 6.125% in 2010 and thereafter.
Imposes a delayed effective date for the 2007 and thereafter tax rates, requiring Council to pass a separate resolution to make them effective.
Establishes a phased reduction in tax rates over several years, with specific rates applying to each year from 2004 to 2010 and thereafter.

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