PRINTER'S NO. 359
No. 350 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY DOMBROWSKI, BOWSER, McCALL, SPENCER, RAPPAPORT, BORSKI, McMONAGLE, GEORGE, PISTELLA, MICHLOVIC, KOWALYSHYN, DeWEESE, COLE, SEVENTY, GAMBLE, DAWIDA, COHEN, SWEET, GREENFIELD, CAPPABIANCA, TIGUE, RITTER, LETTERMAN, LIVENGOOD, STEIGHNER, TELEK, POTT, NAHILL, GEIST, CORNELL, DeVERTER, A. C. FOSTER, JR., WILT, GRUPPO, SIEMINSKI, FEE, PRATT, MILLER, PERZEL, PICCOLA, CLARK, HONAMAN, W. W. FOSTER, CESSAR, BITTLE, IRVIS, CIMINI AND GANNON, FEBRUARY 2, 1981
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, FEBRUARY 2, 1981
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An 2 act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying 3 and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing 4 taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment, 5 collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing 6 for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and 7 imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain 8 employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations 9 and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and 10 penalties," excluding certain interest from the personal 11 income tax. 12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 13 hereby enacts as follows: 14 Section 1. Clause (6) of subsection (a) of section 303, act 15 of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the "Tax Reform Code of 16 1971," added August 31, 1971 (P.L.362, No.93), is amended to 17 read: 18 Section 303. Classes of Income.--(a) The classes of income 19 referred to above are as follows:
1 * * * 2 (6) Interest derived from obligations which are not 3 statutorily free from State or local taxation under any other 4 act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 or under the laws of the United States. For calendar year 1981 6 the term interest shall not include interest equivalent to the 7 first two hundred dollars ($200) for any person that is filing 8 an individual return or the first four hundred dollars ($400) 9 for any husband and wife filing a joint return which is paid on 10 deposits in commercial banks, savings banks, building and loan 11 or savings and loan associations. For calendar year 1982 the 12 term interest shall not include interest equivalent to the first 13 four hundred dollars ($400) for any person that is filing an 14 individual return or the first eight hundred dollars ($800) for 15 any husband and wife filing a joint return which is paid on 16 deposits in commercial banks, savings banks, building and loan 17 or savings and loan associations. For calendar year 1983 and 18 thereafter the term interest shall not include interest 19 equivalent to the first five hundred dollars ($500) for any 20 person that is filing an individual return or the first one 21 thousand dollars ($1,000) for any husband and wife filing a 22 joint return which is paid on deposits in commercial banks, 23 savings banks, building and loan or savings and loan 24 associations. 25 * * * 26 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. L29L72WMB/19810H0350B0359 - 2 -