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- Question CUSD-1.
Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act
-- Chester-Upland School District
(Majority Approval Required)
 Fail:
916 /
36.5% Yes votes ......
1595 /
63.5% No votes
- Do you favor the Chester-Upland School District imposing an earned income tax at eight-tenths of one percent (0.8%)? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce school district taxes on qualified residential properties by an estimated three hundred forty-five dollars ($345).
- Question CSD-1.
Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act
-- Chichester School District
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
485 /
15.1% Yes votes ......
2720 /
84.9% No votes
- Do you favor imposing a personal income tax at .9%? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings estimated at $206.00 in the first year.
- Question GVSD-1.
Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act
-- Garnet Valley School District
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
1213 /
21.0% Yes votes ......
4564 /
79.0% No votes
- Do you favor imposing a 1% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential properties by an estimated $525.00 per homestead for the first year. The estimated revenue to be generated from an earned income tax at 1% for the first year is $3,687,000.00.
- Question HTSD-1.
Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act
-- Haverford Township School District
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
2221 /
27.0% Yes votes ......
6002 /
73.0% No votes
- Do you favor imposing an earned income tax of 1%? The revenue generated from this new tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential properties by approximately $483.00. The School District does not currently levy an earned income tax.
- Question ISD-1.
Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act
-- Interboro School District
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
1017 /
27.6% Yes votes ......
2672 /
72.4% No votes
- Do you favor imposing a 1.00% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce real estate taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings by about $360. (The current earned income tax rate for Glenolden, Norwood and Prospect Park is 0.0%, the current earned income tax rate for Tinicum Township is 1.0%).
- Question MNSD-1.
Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act
-- Marple-Newtown School District
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
1604 /
26.4% Yes votes ......
4465 /
73.6% No votes
- Do you favor your school district imposing a .8% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce property taxes on qualified owner occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings by approximately $365 per eligible property. The current earned income tax is 0% for the Marple Newtown School District.
- Question PDSD-1.
Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act
-- Penn-Delco School District
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
597 /
13.6% Yes votes ......
3782 /
86.4% No votes
- Do you favor converting the school district’s current earned income and net profits tax to a personal income tax at 1.5%? The revenue generated from the personal income tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings by approximately $493 and to replace revenue from the school district’s current earned income and net profits tax. The current rate of that tax is .5%.
- Question RTSD-1.
Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act
-- Radnor Township School District
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
590 /
18.5% Yes votes ......
2591 /
81.5% No votes
- Do you favor your school district imposing a 0.7% Personal Income Tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential properties by $480.
- Question RSD-1.
Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act
-- Ridley School District
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
2054 /
28.1% Yes votes ......
5267 /
71.9% No votes
- Do you favor imposing a 1.0% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings by about $265 in the first year, rising to about $400 in subsequent years. (The current earned income tax rate is 0.0%).
- Question RTMSD-1.
Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act
-- Rose Tree Media School District
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
1212 /
18.2% Yes votes ......
5453 /
81.8% No votes
- Do you favor imposing a zero point eight percent (0.8%) personal income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties and on qualified farm building by about $535 in the first year, rising to about $890 in subsequent years based on 100% tax collection and 100% participation by eligible homesteads. (The current personal income tax rate is zero point zero percent (0.0%).
- Question SDSD-1.
Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act
-- Southeast Delco School District
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
1050 /
31.8% Yes votes ......
2255 /
68.2% No votes
- Do you favor you school district imposing a 1% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce property taxes on qualified owner occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings by approximately $210 per eligible property. The current Earned Income and Net Profits Tax rate is 0% for the Southeast Delco School District.
- Question SSD-1.
Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act
-- Springfield School District
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
1248 /
19.8% Yes votes ......
5055 /
80.2% No votes
- Do you favor your school district imposing a Personal Income Tax of .9%? The revenue generated from the Personal Income Tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings by approximately $417.
- Question UDSD-1.
Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act
-- Upper Darby School District
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
2714 /
32.6% Yes votes ......
5607 /
67.4% No votes
- Do you favor imposing a one percent (1%) earned income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential properties by an estimated $290.00 per property in the 2007-2008 fiscal year.
- Question WSSD-1.
Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act
-- Wallingford-Swarthmore School District
(Majority Approval Required)
Fail:
1256 /
27.1% Yes votes ......
3377 /
72.9% No votes
- Do you favor the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District imposing a personal income tax at 0.8%? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce school district taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings by approximately $600 in the first year. (No personal income tax is currently imposed.)
- Question WPSD-1.
Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act
-- William Penn School District Except Borough of Darby
(Majority Approval Required)
 Pass:
2351 /
71.6% Yes votes ......
931 /
28.4% No votes
- Do you favor imposing a one percent (1%) earned income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential properties by an estimated $120 per property in the 2007-2008 fiscal year.
- Question WPSDBD-1.
Act 1 - Taxpayer Relief Act
-- William Penn School District; Borough of Darby
(Majority Approval Required)
Pass:
313 /
72.0% Yes votes ......
122 /
28.0% No votes
- Do you favor imposing an additional one percent (1%) earned income tax? The revenue generated from the increased tax rate will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential properties by an estimated $120 per property in the 2007-2008 fiscal year. The current earned income tax rate is one percent (1%).
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PA Taxpayer Relief Act Information
- Frequently Asked Questions
- League of Women Voters of PA Taxpayer Relief Act Summary and Analysis
- PA Senate Conference Committe Report
- News and Analysis
- Delaware County Times
- A Taxing Dilemma - A Five Day Series on Act 1 05/06/07
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