City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2003-2598

• File #: 2003-2598
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: TABLED
• File created: 12/10/2003
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/31/2003
• Title: An Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two: Fiscal; Article VIII: Business Related Taxes, Chapter 245: Earned Income Tax, by increasing the rate for residents and non residents by five tenths of one percent (0.5%).
• Sponsors: Sala Udin
• Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 02 - FISCAL

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/31/2003	1	City Council	Died due to expiration of legislative term
12/30/2003	1	Committee on Finance & Budget	TABLED
12/22/2003	1	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held
12/11/2003	1	Committee on Finance & Budget	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing	Pass
12/11/2003	1	Committee on Hearings	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing
12/10/2003		City Council	Waived under Rule 8	Pass
12/10/2003		City Council	Read and referred

Presenter

Presented by Mr. Udin

Title

An Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two: Fiscal; Article VIII: Business Related Taxes, Chapter 245:  Earned Income Tax, by increasing the rate for residents and non residents by five tenths of one percent (0.5%).

Body

Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.                     That the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal, Article VIII, Business Related Taxes, Chapter 245, Earned Income Tax, Section 245.02 Levy and Rate, is hereby amended as follows:

A tax for general revenue purposes of [1%] 1.5% is hereby imposed on the following beginning June 1, 2004:

(a)                     Net profits of any business, profession or enterprise conducted by city residents or by nonresidents in the city as owner or proprietor, either individually or in association with some other person or persons.

(b)                     Salaries, wages commissions and other compensation earned by city residents or by nonresidents for work done or services performed or rendered in the city and paid by an employer or his or her agent to the person who is employed by or renders services to the employer.