PRINTER'S NO. 441

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 421 Session of 1995


        INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, CARONE, COLAFELLA, TRUE, TIGUE,
           MELIO, LAUGHLIN, SCHULER, HENNESSEY, LAWLESS, GEIST, EGOLF,
           BROWN, WOZNIAK, ARMSTRONG, CARN, YOUNGBLOOD, SCHRODER, REBER,
           THOMAS, RUBLEY, L. I. COHEN, PLATTS, ROONEY, DERMODY, WAUGH,
           SEMMEL, HASAY, SAYLOR, WASHINGTON, PETRARCA, BARD, B. SMITH,
           HORSEY, GORDNER, MICOZZIE, FICHTER, HUTCHINSON, KENNEY,
           HERMAN, J. TAYLOR, RAYMOND, TRELLO, ROBERTS, D. R. WRIGHT,
           STEIL, M. N. WRIGHT, STABACK, COY, STEELMAN, FLICK, JOSEPHS,
           OLASZ, MARSICO, VANCE, RUDY, SURRA, BROWNE AND CAWLEY,
           JANUARY 31, 1995

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JANUARY 31, 1995

                                     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," providing for an exclusion from the Pennsylvania
    11     personal income tax of earnings expended for child care.

    12     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    13  hereby enacts as follows:
    14     Section 1.  Section 303(a)(1) of the act of March 4, 1971
    15  (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, amended
    16  March 13, 1974 (P.L.179, No.32), is amended to read:
    17     Section 303.  Classes of Income.--(a)  The classes of income
    18  referred to above are as follows:


     1     (1)  Compensation.  All salaries, wages, commissions, bonuses
     2  and incentive payments whether based on profits or otherwise,
     3  fees, tips and similar remuneration received for services
     4  rendered whether directly or through an agent and whether in
     5  cash or in property except income derived from the United States
     6  Government for active duty outside the Commonwealth of
     7  Pennsylvania as a member of its armed forces. Notwithstanding
     8  the foregoing, an amount equal to any expenses incurred by a
     9  person legally responsible for the care of any children, for the
    10  care of those children during any period of time the person is
    11  engaged in performing services in connection with the person's
    12  employment, whether the care be in-home or at any licensed
    13  Pennsylvania child care facility, shall be excluded from income
    14  taxed as compensation.
    15     * * *
    16     Section 2.  The Department of Revenue shall promulgate rules
    17  and regulations to carry out the provisions of this act and
    18  shall undertake to inform the public of this act.
    19     Section 3.  This act shall be retroactive to January 1, 1991.
    20     Section 4.  This act shall take effect immediately.







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