FINANCE, SELECT COMMITTEE ON PROPERTY TAX, SENATE FINANCE The committees received testimony on the Independent Fiscal Office's report and the PA Realtor's Association's independent study on H.B. 1776 (Cox) and S.B. 1400 (Argall, which would provide for the elimination of school property income tax, a local earned income tax, an increase in increase and expansion of the state sales and use tax. |
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FINANCE The committee received testimony on H.B. 2626 (Benninghoff), which would establish the Promoting Employment Across Pennsylvania Program; and provide for tax benefits to qualified companies in the form of withholding tax relief. H.B. 2626 became Act 206 of 2012. |
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FINANCE The committee received testimony on four bills introduced by D. Evans which would amend the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971. H.B. 2181 would provide for a manufacturing jobs tax credit; H.B. 2182 would provide for a hotel and resort property construction and renovation tax credit; H.B. 2183 would provide for a renewable energy job creation tax credit; H.B. 2184 would provide for a clean energy job creation tax credit. |
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FINANCE, STATE GOVERNMENT The committees heard testimony from economic planning and retirement services experts on the subject of pension reform. Specifically discussed were: H.B. 418 (Krieger), H.B. 551 (Petri), H.B. 552 (Petri), H.B. 1676 (Boyd), H.B. 1677 (Boyd), H.B. 2200 (Evankovich), H.B. 2453 (Kampf), H.B. 2454 (Kampf), and H.B. 2469 (F. Keller). |
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FINANCE The committee received testimony on H.B. 1776 (Cox), which would provide for tax levies and information related to taxes; authorize the imposition of a personal income tax or an earned income tax by a school district subject to voter approval; provide for imposition of and exclusions from a sales and use tax for the stabilization of education funding; establish the Public Transportation Reserve Fund; (more). |
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FINANCE The committee received testimony on H.B. 1776 (Cox), which would provide for tax levies and information related to taxes; authorize the imposition of a personal income tax or an earned income tax by a school district subject to voter approval; provide for imposition of and exclusions from a sales and use tax for the stabilization of education funding; establish the Public Transportation Reserve Fund; (more). |
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FINANCE The committee received testimony on HB 2230 (Grove), which would amend the act of December 31, 1965 (P.L.1257, No.511), The Local Tax Enabling Act, expanding the scope of the act; in local taxes, further providing for vacation of tax ordinances & resolutions by State tax measures; in consolidated collection of local income taxes, further providing definitions & for tax collection committees; & providing for optional property tax reduction & for School Property Tax Millage Rate Reduction Fund. |
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FINANCE The committee received testimony in an informational meeting regarding H.B. 1877 (Dunbar), which amends An Act amending the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), known as the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, further providing for county bureau to collect taxes, for system of accounting and distribution, for reimbursement of county and charges and for agent of taxing districts and lien certificates. |
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