Earned Income Tax Collection Reform

PICPA-supported legislation streamlining the earned income tax (EIT) collection system—Senate Bill 1063—was signed into law by Governor Rendell July 2, 2008, and is now Act 32 of 2008.  The new law establishes various reforms in relation to the collection of the EIT that would consolidate, modernize, and introduce uniformity to the collection process.

• Act 32 FAQs
• Act 32 timeline
• Review the bill
• View the press release
• View the letter to the editor expressing support of this legislation
• Summary of SB 1063 prepared by the Senate Finance Committee.
• EIT Fact Sheet issued by the Department of Community and Economic Development
• Testimony Before the Pennsylvania House of Representatives House Finance Committee on the Local Earned Income Tax Collection Process Presented by Cheri H. Freeh, CPA September 14, 2006
• Contact your legislator to thank them for supporting this bill
• DCED Report on the Earned Income Tax Collection System

Cheri Freeh, CPA, (center-right, behind Gov. Rendell) is chair of
PICPA's Local Tax Reform Subcommittee. She attended the July 2
bill signing ceremony for Senate Bill 1063, which reforms earned income
tax collection in Pennsylvania.