What does this mean for Mt. Lebanon? With a 30% rental rate, we could experience a gain in local taxes. It might generate more in revenue than our block party fee. But Mt. Lebanon is one community that had tax collection down to a science.
The automatic withholding could help municipalities collect from residents who don’t file their quarterly payments. “It could, because it will create a better universe of payers,” Rick Schuettler, [deputy executive director for the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities] said. “It ultimately could find more people who aren’t on the rolls.”
But Schuettler is taking a “wait and see” stance as to whether Act 32 will be a success. “If it results in better collection, a better process for employers, and a higher percentage collection of the universe [taxpayers] of what is out there who should be paying, if that’s what the result is, then it will be better for municipalities.”
Read more: Automatic Withholding Of Wage Taxes Begins in Pennsylvania
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