THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY WONDERLING, SCARNATI, ROBBINS, TOMLINSON, ORIE, VOGEL, BOSCOLA, BAKER, GORDNER, RAFFERTY, ALLOWAY, ERICKSON, PICCOLA, EARLL, CORMAN, BRUBAKER, PIPPY, GREENLEAF, WAUGH AND D. WHITE, MARCH 23, 2009

REFERRED TO FINANCE, MARCH 23, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An

act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying

and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing

taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment,

collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing

for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and

imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain

employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations

and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and

penalties," in corporate net income tax, further providing

for the rate of the corporate net income tax.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 402(b) of the act of March 4, 1971

(P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, amended

June 29, 2002 (P.L.559, No.89), is amended to read:

Section 402.  Imposition of Tax.-- * * *

(b)  The annual rate of tax on corporate net income imposed

by subsection (a) for taxable years beginning for the calendar

year or fiscal year on or after the dates set forth shall be as

follows:

* * *

Section 2.  This act shall apply to taxable years beginning

after December 31, 2009.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.