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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania Bill Requires First-Class Cities to Remit Nonresident Wage Tax to Workers' Home Municipalities and School Districts
Last action · January 27, 2025: Referred to FINANCE, Jan. 27, 2025Sponsors: Kristin Marcell and 6 others
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What This Bill Would Do
First-class cities that collect a must remit an amount equal to the tax imposed by the worker's home municipality and school district. The measure takes effect in 60 days.
Workers who commute from outside a first-class city will see their wage tax revenue redirected to support the municipal services and school districts where they actually reside, altering local government funding streams.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
A city of the first class
Must remit a portion of collected nonresident wage tax revenue to workers' home municipalities and school districts.
Nonresident's resident municipality and school district
Receive remitted tax amounts equal to their earned income and net profits tax from first-class cities.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 27, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to FINANCE, Jan. 27, 2025
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Modification of the Sterling Act Tax Structure
The bill amends the historic Sterling Act of 1932 to mandate tax sharing between first-class cities and workers' home municipalities.
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