PRINTER'S NO. 1687
No. 1448 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY HANNA, PISTELLA, LEVDANSKY AND TRELLO, APRIL 25, 1995
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, APRIL 25, 1995
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 delegation of taxing power. 23 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 24 hereby enacts as follows: 25 Section 1. The introductory paragraph of section 2 of the 26 act of December 31, 1965 (P.L.1257, No.511), known as The Local 27 Tax Enabling Act, amended October 11, 1984 (P.L.885, No.172), is
1 amended to read: 2 Section 2. Delegation of Taxing Powers and Restrictions 3 Thereon.--The duly constituted authorities of the following 4 political subdivisions, cities of the second class, cities of 5 the second class A, cities of the third class, boroughs, towns, 6 townships of the first class, townships of the second class, 7 school districts of the second class, school districts of the 8 third class, and school districts of the fourth class, in all 9 cases including independent school districts, may, in their 10 discretion, by ordinance or resolution, for general revenue 11 purposes, levy, assess and collect or provide for the levying, 12 assessment and collection of such taxes as they shall determine 13 on persons, transactions, occupations, privileges, subjects and 14 personal property within the limits of such political 15 subdivisions, and upon the transfer of real property, or of any 16 interest in real property, situate within the political 17 subdivision levying and assessing the tax, regardless of where 18 the instruments making the transfers are made, executed or 19 delivered or where the actual settlements on such transfer take 20 place. The taxing authority may provide that the transferee 21 shall remain liable for any unpaid realty transfer taxes imposed 22 by virtue of this act. Each local taxing authority may, by 23 ordinance or resolution, exempt any person whose total annual 24 income from all sources is [less than five thousand dollars 25 ($5,000) per annum] below the Poverty Level by Family Size 26 determined by the United States Bureau of the Census from the 27 per capita or similar head tax, occupation tax and occupational 28 privilege tax, or earned income tax, or any portion thereof, and 29 [may] shall adopt regulations for the processing of claims for 30 exemptions. Such local authorities shall not have authority by 19950H1448B1687 - 2 -
1 virtue of this act: 2 * * * 3 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. B1L53BIL/19950H1448B1687 - 3 -