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File #: 080854    Version: Name:
Type: Bill Status: ENACTED
File created: 11/6/2008 In control: Committee of the Whole
On agenda: Final action: 12/4/2008
Title: Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by revising certain tax rates; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember Tasco
Indexes: BUSINESS PRIVILEGE TAX
Code sections: 19-2604 - Tax Rates, Credits, and Alternative Computation
Attachments: 1. CertifiedCopy08085401.pdf
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Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by revising certain tax rates; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:

ยง19-2604. Tax Rates, Credits, and Alternative Tax Computation.

(1) Every business shall pay an annual tax on each dollar of annual receipts at the millage rate shown in the second column of the following chart ("Receipts rate in mills"), and an annual tax on net income at the percentage rate shown in the third column ("Net income rate %"), except that a regulated industry shall only pay an annual tax on each dollar of annual receipts at the millage rate shown in the second column, and in an amount not to exceed the percentage of net income shown in the third column:

Tax year (s)
Receipts rate in mills
Net income rate%
* * *
* * *
* * *
2008 through 2013
1.415 mills
6.45%
[2009] 2014
1.325 mills
6.40%
[2010] 2015
1.25 mills
6.35%
[2011] 2016
1.1 mills
6.30%
[2012] 2017
1.0 mills
6.25%
[2013] 2018
0.85 mills
6.20%
[2014] 2019
0.75 mills
6.15%
[2015] 2020
0.50 mills
6.10%
[2016] 2021
0.25 mills
6.05%
[2017] 2022 and thereafter
0.0 mills
6.00%

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(3) Alternative Receipts Tax Computation. A manufacturer (other than a regulated industry) shall at its option be permitted to compute the gross receipts tax on manufacturing sales at the rate shown in the following chart under the column entitled "Manufacturers," multiplied by receipts from manufacturing sales after deducting the applicable cost of goods sold as determined under the rules provided by the Federal Internal Revenue Code. A wholesaler (other than a regulated industry) shall at its option be permitted to compute the gross receipts tax on wholesale sales at the rate shown under the column entitled "Wholesalers," ...

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