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Council Tries Again With Early Tax Payment Discount Plan To Boost Revenue Quickly

Official:Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Real Estate Taxes,” to provide for a discount for early payment of real estate taxes, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Johnson

Introduced: March 9, 2023

: Committee on Finance

local finance property owners real estate taxes

No one voted on this bill

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.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill proposes to give a 1% discount on real estate taxes if paid before February 28th or within 20 days of receiving the tax bill.

What This Bill Does

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This bill proposes the following changes

Provides a 1% discount on real estate taxes if paid before February 28th or within 20 days of receiving the tax bill.
Eliminates the discount for taxes paid during the month of March.
Reinstates the provision for allowing a 1% discount for early payment, which had been previously reserved.
No change to the due date for real estate taxes, which remains March 31 of the year in which such taxes are assessed and payable.