City of Philadelphia - File #: 140489

• File #: 140489
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 5/22/2014
• In control: Committee of the Whole
• Final action: 6/12/2014
• Title: Amending Chapter 19-2700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sales and Use Tax and Hotel Occupancy Tax," by providing for additional sales and use tax and for the manner in which the tax revenues shall be used, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Council President Clarke, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember O'Brien
• Indexes: SALES AND USE TAX AND HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX
• Code sections: 19-2700 - Sales and Use Tax and Hotel Occupancy Tax

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/12/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	16:0
6/12/2014	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/5/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/5/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/5/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/4/2014	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/4/2014	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
6/4/2014	0	Committee of the Whole	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
5/22/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Chapter 19-2700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sales and Use Tax and Hotel Occupancy Tax," by providing for additional sales and use tax and for the manner in which the tax revenues shall be used, all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 19-2700 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 19-2700. SALES AND USE TAX AND HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.

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§ 19-2702. Additional Sales and Use Tax.

(1) Sales Tax. Effective July 1, 2014, in addition to the tax imposed by § 19-2701, there is hereby imposed on the sale at retail of tangible personal property or services a tax at the rate of one percent (1%) on the purchase price. The tax shall be collected by the vendor from the purchaser and shall be paid over to the Commonwealth as provided by the statute authorizing the imposition of the tax.

(2) Use Tax. Effective July 1, 2014, in addition to the tax imposed by § 19-2701, there is hereby imposed upon the use within the City of tangible personal property purchased at retail and on services purchased at retail a tax at the rate of one percent (1%) on the purchase price. The tax shall be paid to the Commonwealth by the person who makes such use as provided by the statute authorizing the imposition of the tax. The use tax shall not be paid by any person who has paid the City tax imposed under this Section equal to or greater than the tax imposed pursuant to either subsection (1) or this subsection.

(3) Tax revenues collected pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) shall be distributed to the School District of Philadelphia and the City as set forth in subsections (3)(a) through (3)(d) or as otherwise required by the General Assembly. Amounts allocated to the City pursuant to subsections (3)(a) through (3)(d) shall be used exclusively in accordance with the Act of December 18, 1984 (P.L. 1005, No. 205), known as the Muni...