Official:Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Wage and Net Profits Tax,” by revising certain tax rates, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Council President Clarke
Introduced: March 5, 2020
: Committee of the Whole
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2020–2023 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.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill revises tax rates for wages and net profits earned in Philadelphia. Residents will pay a lower rate of 2.3616% on wages and net profits starting from July 1, 2020. Non-residents will also see a decrease in their tax rate to 3.4395%.
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