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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2015 - 2016
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | April 28, 2016 08:57 AM |
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| From: | Representative Todd Stephens |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Leveling the Wage Tax Playing Field for Municipalities and School Districts near Philadelphia |
I am introducing legislation to amend the Sterling Act to eliminate the special taxing authority the City of Philadelphia receives at the expense of every other nearby municipality and school district. The Sterling Act, Pennsylvania’s first local income tax enabling legislation, grants the city of Philadelphia broad taxing authority. Currently, the city of Philadelphia imposes a City Wage Tax on non-residents who work in Philadelphia. However, unlike the local taxes in surrounding jurisdictions, none of the non-resident’s City Wage Tax is returned to the non-resident’s home municipality or school district. As a result of this special treatment, suburban municipalities and school districts are unfairly losing millions of dollars to the City of Philadelphia when their residents work in Philadelphia. My legislation will level the playing field and require Philadelphia, like nearly every other local government who imposes a tax on earnings, to reimburse the employee’s home, taxing jurisdiction. I hope you will consider joining me in sponsoring this important legislation. |
Introduced as HB2142