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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 4192

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2871 Session of 2000


        INTRODUCED BY BARD, NOVEMBER 15, 2000

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NOVEMBER 15, 2000

                                     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 the distribution of earned income tax
    23     receipts.

    24     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    25  hereby enacts as follows:
    26     Section 1.  Division V of section 13 of the act of December
    27  31, 1965 (P.L.1257, No.511), known as The Local Tax Enabling
    28  Act, is amended by adding a subsection to read:


     1     Section 13.  Earned Income Taxes.--* * *
     2                  V.  Powers and Duties of Officer
     3     * * *
     4     (i)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to the
     5  contrary, earned income taxes collected on behalf of a
     6  municipality from a taxpayer who is a resident of a municipality
     7  and/or school district in a county of the second class A that
     8  does not impose an earned income tax under this act shall be
     9  distributed by the officer to the municipality and/or school
    10  district in the county of the second class A of which the
    11  taxpayer is a resident.
    12     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.












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