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File #: 130009    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: ENACTED
File created: 1/24/2013 In control: Committee on Finance
On agenda: Final action: 6/13/2013
Title: Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Income and Receipts Tax," as it relates to nonprofit activity, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember Green, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Reynolds Brown
Indexes: BUSINESS INCOME AND RECEIPTS TAXES
Code sections: 19-2600 - Business Income and Reciepts Tax
Attachments: 1. CertifiedCopy13000900.pdf
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
6/25/20130 MAYOR SIGNED   Action details Meeting details Not available
6/13/20130 CITY COUNCIL READ AND PASSEDPass16:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
6/6/20130 CITY COUNCIL ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Meeting details Not available
6/6/20130 CITY COUNCIL SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/6/20130 CITY COUNCIL ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Meeting details Not available
5/23/20130 Committee on Finance HEARING NOTICES SENT   Action details Meeting details Not available
5/23/20130 Committee on Finance HEARING HELD   Action details Meeting details Not available
5/23/20130 Committee on Finance REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED   Action details Meeting details Not available
1/24/20130 CITY COUNCIL Introduced and ReferredPass  Action details Meeting details Not available
Title
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Business Income and Receipts Tax,” as it relates to nonprofit activity, under certain terms and conditions.
 
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
 
SECTION 1.      Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
 
 
CHAPTER 19-2600.  BUSINESS INCOME AND RECEIPTS TAXES
 
§ 19-2601.  Definitions.
 
      In addition to the definitions provided in the Act of May 30, 1984, P.L. 345, No. 69, known as the First Class City Business Tax Reform Act, and Chapter 19-500 of this Title, the following definitions shall apply:
 
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      Business. Carrying on or exercising for gain or profit within a city of the first class, any trade, business, including financial business as hereinafter defined, profession, vocation or commercial activity, including the partial or complete liquidation or sale of business assets, or making sales to persons within such city of the first class. "Business" shall not include the following:
 
            (1)  Any business conducted by a nonprofit corporation or association organized for religious, charitable, or education purposes, other than commercial activity that does not directly serve and is not directly connected with the corporation or association's religious, charitable, or education purposes; the business of any political subdivision, or of any authority created and organized under and pursuant to law of this Commonwealth, and the business of any credit union chartered under the laws of this Commonwealth.
 
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Explanation:
 
Italics indicate new matter added.
 
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