Official:Amending Chapter 19-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Taxes and Rents - General," by providing for a temporary tax amnesty program under which delinquent taxpayers may satisfy their past due tax obligations with forgiveness of all or a portion of accrued interest and penalties, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Krajewski
Introduced: October 1, 2009
Signed: December 17, 2009
: Committee on Finance
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This law allows delinquent taxpayers to pay their overdue taxes with a partial forgiveness of interest and penalties for a limited time.
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