PRINTER'S NO. 1344
No. 1200 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY CIMINI, MAY 2, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MAY 2, 1979
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 31, 1965 (P.L.1257, No.511),
2 entitled "An act empowering cities of the second class,
3 cities of the second class A, cities of the third class,
4 boroughs, towns, townships of the first class, townships of
5 the second class, school districts of the second class,
6 school districts of the third class and school districts of
7 the fourth class including independent school districts, to
8 levy, assess, collect or to provide for the levying,
9 assessment and collection of certain taxes subject to maximum
10 limitations for general revenue purposes; authorizing the
11 establishment of bureaus and the appointment and compensation
12 of officers, agencies and employes to assess and collect such
13 taxes; providing for joint collection of certain taxes,
14 prescribing certain definitions and other provisions for
15 taxes levied and assessed upon earned income, providing for
16 annual audits and for collection of delinquent taxes, and
17 permitting and requiring penalties to be imposed and
18 enforced, including penalties for disclosure of confidential
19 information, providing an appeal from the ordinance or
20 resolution levying such taxes to the court of quarter
21 sessions and to the Supreme Court and Superior Court,"
22 further providing for exemptions from taxation.
23 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
24 hereby enacts as follows:
25 Section 1. Section 2, act of December 31, 1965 (P.L.1257,
26 No.511), known as "The Local Tax Enabling Act," is amended by
27 adding a clause to read:
28 Section 2. Delegation of Taxing Powers and Restrictions
1 Thereon.--The duly constituted authorities of the following
2 political subdivisions, cities of the second class, cities of
3 the second class A, cities of the third class, boroughs, towns,
4 townships of the first class, townships of the second class,
5 school districts of the second class, school districts of the
6 third class, and school districts of the fourth class, in all
7 cases including independent school districts, may, in their
8 discretion, by ordinance or resolution, for general revenue
9 purposes, levy, assess and collect or provide for the levying,
10 assessment and collection of such taxes as they shall determine
11 on persons, transactions, occupations, privileges, subjects and
12 personal property within the limits of such political
13 subdivisions, and upon the transfer of real property, or of any
14 interest in real property, situate within the political
15 subdivision levying and assessing the tax, regardless of where
16 the instruments making the transfers are made, executed or
17 delivered or where the actual settlements on such transfer take
18 place. The taxing authority may provide that the transferee
19 shall remain liable for any unpaid realty transfer taxes imposed
20 by virtue of this act. Each local taxing authority may, by
21 ordinance or resolution, exempt any person whose total income
22 from all sources is less than three thousand two hundred dollars
23 ($3,200) per annum from the per capita or similar head tax,
24 occupation tax and occupational privilege tax, or earned income
25 tax, or any portion thereof, and may adopt regulations for the
26 processing of claims for exemptions. Such local authorities
27 shall not have authority by virtue of this act:
28 * * *
29 (11) To levy, assess, or collect an occupation tax or
30 occupational privilege tax on any retired person who does not
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1 hold a compensated part or full-time job or position.
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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