Presenter
Presented by Ms. Rudiak
Title
Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article IX, Property Taxes; Chapter 263, Real Property Tax and Exemption; Section 263.02, Payment Options, Discount and Delinquency Penalty, subsection (a), Discount in advance, subsection (c), Interest for late payments, and subsection (d), Due dates for tax year 2013 only, to reflect the payment, discount and delinquent dates for the year 2014.
Body
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article IX, Property Taxes; Chapter 263, Real Property Tax and Exemption; Section 263.02, Payment Options, Discount and Delinquency Penalty, subsection (a), Discount in advance, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Discount in advance. Taxes levied under this Chapter shall be payable in advance during the months of January and February of the current year. A discount of two (2) percent shall be allowed on all taxes due hereunder and paid during the month of January and up to February 10; beginning February 11, taxes shall be payable at face value. For the year [2013] 2014 only, a discount of two (2) percent shall be allowed on all taxes due hereunder and paid during the months of January and February and through March [30] 14; beginning [March 31, 2013] March 15, 2014, all taxes shall be payable at face value.
Section 2. The Pittsburgh Code, Title Two, Fiscal; Article IX, Property Taxes; Chapter 263, Real Property Tax and Exemption; Section 263.02, Payment Options, Discount and Delinquency Penalty, subsection (c), Interest for late payments, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(c) Interest for late payments. Taxes imposed under this Chapter which are not paid by the last day of February or, in the case of tri-annual payments, by the due dates set forth above, shall become delinquent. Where the taxpayer makes no payment by the last day of February, the entire year's tax...
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