Finance Committee to Hold Hearing on City Wage Tax Collection from Individuals Working in Philadelphia
WHAT: The House Finance Committee, chaired by Rep. Bernie O’Neill (R-Bucks), will hold a public hearing on legislation to allow municipalities to receive a share of wage taxes collected from non-residents who work in the city of Philadelphia.
Currently, the city of Philadelphia imposes a City Wage Tax on non-residents who work in Philadelphia. However, unlike the local taxes in surrounding jurisdictions, none of the non-resident’s City Wage Tax is returned to the non-resident’s home municipality or school district.
The three bills that will be the subject of the hearing include:
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House Bill 2256 (Petri) would remove Philadelphia’s power of pre-emption on local income taxes by applying tax collection practices that mirror those exercised by other taxing jurisdictions under the Local Tax Enabling Act.
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House Bill 2257 (Petri) would remove Philadelphia’s power of pre-emption on local income taxes by allowing individuals working in Philadelphia to pay their resident local tax and receive a credit against the Philadelphia non-resident wage tax.
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House Bill 2142 (Stephens) would require Philadelphia to reimburse non-resident’s City Wage Tax to the employee’s home taxing jurisdiction.
WHO: O’Neill, bill sponsors Reps. Scott Petri (R-Bucks) and Todd Stephens (R-Montgomery) and members of the committee. Panel testifiers will include representatives from the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Pennsylvania School Boards Association and various local government officials.
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Bensalem Township Building,
2400 Byberry Road, Bensalem
LIVE STREAMING: Barring any unforeseen technical difficulties, the hearing will stream live at
PAHouseGOP.com, www.RepONeill.com,
RepPetri.com and
RepToddStephens.com.
Media contact: Abbey Haslam, 717.260.6222,
ahaslam@pahousegop.com