Posted on 08/24/2010 3:07:21 PM PDT by Entrepreneur
Or Is It The Smartest City in the U.S.?
We're not the kind of group to get all political, but news this morning came to us that Philadelphia is requiring bloggers pay to write on the Internet. We're interested in what Website Magazine readers have to say.
According to Philly's City Paper, the city does not stop there: In addition to the $300 for the license to write on the World Wide Web, bloggers must pay city wage taxes, business privilege taxes and taxes on any net profits -- on top of state and federal taxes.
Philadelphia requires privilege licenses for any business engaged in any "activity for profit," said tax attorney Michael Mandale of Center City law firm Mandale Kaufmann on CityPaper.net. This applies "whether or not they earned a profit during the preceding year," he added.
This means that even if your weblog or website only gets a few unique visitors a day, as long as there is a potential for it to be lucrative, you're now in the tax sights of the cit of Philly.
In June of this year (2010), Philadelphia city council members unveiled a proposal to reform the city's business privilege tax in an effort to make Philly a more attractive place for small businesses. If their bill passes, bloggers will still have to get a privilege license if their sites are designed to make money, but they would no longer have to pay taxes on their first $100,000 in profit.
As you might imagine, those in the city of Brotherly Love aren't necessarily pleased. An NBC Philadelphia poll indicates that 85% are furious about the matter. But what about you; how would you respond if your city or town were to enact such a measure?
This is absolutely amazing! Hard to believe! I’m astounded! You’re telling me that there’s actually still people who want to live in Philthydelphia?
Philadelphia, another reason I left Pa.
You've had a bunch of Obama types running Philadelphia for years. So all they can do is TX and SPEND. As people and companies move out, they're stuck with this method of getting money. They wouldn't dare cut back on spending.
Say what you want about PA, still has the best gun laws in the nation. (but Philly is indeed a sewer)
You pay multiple taxes, including on receipts, so even a business losing money must pay taxes. It truly is the socialist idiot nightmare. They have no awareness that a better business climate would help the city and boost tax revenue.
” If their bill passes, bloggers will still have to get a privilege license if their sites are designed to make money, but they would no longer have to pay taxes on their first $100,000 in profit. “
More companies will MOVE OUT!
“In June of this year (2010), Philadelphia city council members unveiled a proposal to reform the city’s business privilege tax in an effort to make Philly a more attractive place for small businesses. “
Yeah the 100K profut limit will really attract small or medium size business all right! LOL!!!!
There is NO WAY IN HELL that a small or medium sized business will go to Philadelphia to support dead beats.
The Filthadelphia Mandarins are just regulating free speech out of existence and free enterprise, too!
I live in AZ. I'll stack our gun freedom laws against yours any day...
:^)
“our parents moved to the burbs from Fox Chase,”
We live on “the pike”. I remember not being able to get to Southampton because the cows were loose in the road.
Bucks County used to be Republican.
What happened?
Bucks County used to be Republican.
What happened?
“Bucks County used to be Republican.
What happened?”
It’s not just Bucks County, it’s everywhere. People have forgotten what it is to be hungry. They’ll be reminded soon.
Have they given up their guns too?
That used to be a well armed county.
I’m not suggesting anything but that but there used to be some die hard conservatives there.
It’s awful what is happening.
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