Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 6924.504 - Tax collection districts(a)General rule.--A tax collection district is established in each county, except a county of the second class, for purposes of collecting income taxes. The geographic boundaries of a tax collection district shall be coterminous with the county in which it is created, except as provided in this section. A school district located in more than one county shall be included in the tax collection district with the greatest share of the school district's population based on the 2000 Federal Decennial Census. A municipality shall be included in the tax collection district in which its school district is located. If a municipality is located in more than one school district, each of which is in a different tax collection district, the portion of the municipality in each school district shall be included in the tax collection district for that school district. The department shall establish a list of all tax collection districts and the political subdivisions in each tax collection district. By January 16, 2009, the list shall be transmitted to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, and by January 28, 2009, the list shall be made available on the department's Internet website.(b)Counties of the second class.--Each county of the second class with a population of more than 1,000,000 persons, and which also contains a city of the second class, shall be divided into four tax collection districts, each to be as consistent as practicable with the general rules pertaining to municipalities and school districts contained in subsection (a), and to be further established as follows:(1) One district shall be comprised of a city of the second class and any municipality and school district geographically located within the boundaries of such city.(2) The remainder of the county shall be divided into three tax collection districts of relatively equal population which contain coterminous municipalities and school districts that are bordered by the county boundaries and by commercially navigable rivers which are at least 100 miles in length.(3) The department shall develop a map and a list of all tax collection districts in each county of the second class and the political subdivisions in each tax collection district. By January 16, 2009, the list shall be transmitted to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and by January 28, 2009, the list shall be made available on the department's Internet website.(c)Existing consolidated collection arrangements.--Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), in any county in which, on the effective date of this section, all political subdivisions levying an income tax, including a county school district located partially outside of but contiguous to the county, are served by one existing tax bureau, the county tax collection district shall also include such a school district and all of its component municipalities in the event a tax collection committee is established for that county pursuant to section 505(m).1965, Dec. 31, P.L. 1257, § 504, added 2008, July 2, P.L. 197, No. 32, § 23, imd. effective.