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City of Altoona, PA
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2024-07-08
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 646 Taxation
The Charter
Ch C
Home Rule Charter
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 7
Administration of Government
Ch 11
(Reserved)
Ch 15
Authorities, Boards and Commissions
Ch 22
Electrical and Engineering Civil Service
Ch 44
Fire Civil Service Commission
Ch 94
Pensions
Ch 98
Personnel Policies
Ch 105
Police Civil Service Commission
Ch 112
Records
Ch 117
Refunds Policy
Ch 134
(Reserved)
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 170
Alarm Systems, Fire
Ch 171
Alarm Systems
Ch 175
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 184
Animals
Ch 237
Business Privilege License
Ch 256
Checks, Returned
Ch 262
Condemnation Orders
Ch 270
Construction Standards
Ch 281
Curfew
Ch 289
Demolition or Partial Demolition of Buildings and Other Structures
Ch 291
Disorderly Houses
Ch 295
Disposition of Surplus Real and Personal Property
Ch 300
Driveways
Ch 314
Electricians
Ch 335
Fees
Ch 346
Fire Cost Recovery
Ch 347
Firearms and Fireworks
Ch 352
Fire Insurance Proceeds
Ch 358
Fire Prevention
Ch 362
Floodplain Regulations
Ch 390
Grass, Weeds and Other Vegetation
Ch 397
Hazardous Materials Cleanup
Ch 405
Lease and/or Conveyance of City-Owned Lands
Ch 440
Littering and Dumping
Ch 453
Mercantile Licenses
Ch 470
Noise
Ch 474
Nuisances
Ch 510
Parks and Recreational Facilities
Ch 515
Pawnbrokers, Junk Dealers and Secondhand Dealers
Ch 535
Planning
Ch 542
Plumbers
Ch 550
Property Maintenance
Ch 553
Public Gatherings
Ch 555
Public Property, Protection of
Ch 557
Purchasing of Real Estate, Materials, Supplies and Services
Ch 558
Redevelopment Authority Designated as Land Bank
Ch 560
Registration of Properties in Default of Mortgage
Ch 563
Registration of Vacant Buildings
Ch 570
Residential Rental Inspection
Ch 580
Sewage Facilities
Ch 584
Sexually Oriented Businesses
Ch 593
Signs
Ch 595
Small Wireless Facilities
Ch 597
Skateboards, Roller Skates and Scooters
Ch 615
Solid Waste
Ch 620
Stormwater Management, Erosion and Sedimentation Control
Ch 633
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 640
Subdivision of Land and Land Developments
Ch 646
Taxation
Ch 646 Art I
Mercantile License Tax
§ 646-1
Statutory authority; short title.
§ 646-2
Definitions.
§ 646-3
Levy of tax.
§ 646-4
Licenses.
§ 646-5
Levy of tax; rate.
§ 646-6
Computation of volume of business.
§ 646-7
Returns.
§ 646-8
Payment.
§ 646-9
Powers and duties of Finance Department.
§ 646-10
Suit for collection; interest and penalties.
§ 646-11
Application of article.
§ 646-12
Payment under protest; refunds.
§ 646-13
Violations.
§ 646-14
Violations and penalties.
Ch 646 Art II
Amusement Tax
§ 646-15
Statutory authority; short title.
§ 646-16
Definitions.
§ 646-17
Levy of tax.
§ 646-18
Payment of tax; temporary amusements.
§ 646-19
Permit required; application; issuance; payment periods; suspension or revocation of permits.
§ 646-20
Appeals.
§ 646-21
Continuation of tax.
§ 646-22
Violations.
§ 646-23
Violations and penalties; equitable remedies.
Ch 646 Art III
Ratio of Market Value of Real Estate
§ 646-24
Adoption of ratio of market value of real estate.
Ch 646 Art IV
Discounts and Penalties
§ 646-25
Discount and penalty for payment of real estate taxes.
§ 646-26
Effective date.
Ch 646 Art V
Business Privilege Tax
§ 646-27
Title.
§ 646-28
Definitions.
§ 646-29
Imposition and rate of tax.
§ 646-30
Determination of gross receipts.
§ 646-31
Returns.
§ 646-32
Payment.
§ 646-33
Power and duties of the Tax Collector and the Tax Administrator.
§ 646-34
Suit on collection; penalty.
§ 646-35
Violations and penalties.
§ 646-36
Payment under protest, refunds.
§ 646-37
Effective date.
Ch 646 Art VI
Mechanical, Electronic or Video Amusement Device License
§ 646-38
Definitions.
§ 646-39
Application/license/display.
§ 646-40
License fees.
§ 646-41
Application for license; issuance or denial; conditions of license.
§ 646-42
Duty of device owners/suppliers.
§ 646-43
Violations and penalties.
§ 646-44
Restatement/repeal.
§ 646-45
through § 646-46. (Reserved)
Ch 646 Art VII
Local Taxpayers Bill of Rights
§ 646-47
Approval and adoption.
§ 646-48
Disclosure statement.
§ 646-49
Petition for appeal and refund.
§ 646-50
Administrative appeal procedures.
§ 646-51
Designation to hear appeals.
§ 646-52
Approval and adoption of administrative appeal procedures.
§ 646-53
Effective date.
§ 646-54
Conflicts with procedures of collection agent.
Ch 646 Art VIII
Earned Income and Net Profits Tax
§ 646-55
Definitions.
§ 646-56
Imposition of tax.
§ 646-57
No exemption from tax.
§ 646-58
Individual tax returns and payments.
§ 646-59
Employer withholding, remittance, and tax returns.
§ 646-60
Tax collector.
§ 646-61
Interest, penalties, costs, and fines.
§ 646-62
Purpose; amendment and restatement; repeal.
Ch 646 Art IX
Local Services Tax
§ 646-63
Definitions.
§ 646-64
Purpose and imposition of tax.
§ 646-65
Amount of tax.
§ 646-66
Duty of employers (withholding policy).
§ 646-67
Returns.
§ 646-68
Dates for determining tax liability and payment.
§ 646-69
Self-employed individuals.
§ 646-70
Employers and self-employed individuals residing beyond the corporate limits of the City of Altoona.
§ 646-71
Administration of tax.
§ 646-72
Suits for collection.
§ 646-73
Violations and penalties.
§ 646-74
Saving clause.
§ 646-75
Effective date.
§ 646-76
Title.
§ 646-77
History of enactment of tax.
Ch 646 Art X
Realty Transfer Tax
§ 646-78
Imposition of tax.
§ 646-79
Administration.
§ 646-80
Interest.
Ch 646 Art XI
Per Capita Tax
§ 646-81
Authority for enactment.
§ 646-82
Imposition of and exemption from tax.
§ 646-83
Collection of tax.
§ 646-84
Notice of tax owed.
§ 646-85
Discounts and penalties.
§ 646-86
Tax Collector list.
§ 646-87
Violations and penalties.
Ch 646 Art XII
Flat Rate Occupation Tax
§ 646-88
Authority for enactment.
§ 646-89
Imposition of tax.
§ 646-90
Other taxes preserved.
§ 646-91
Collection of tax.
§ 646-92
Notice of tax owed.
§ 646-93
Late payment of tax.
§ 646-94
Tax Collector list.
§ 646-95
Violations and penalties.
Ch 646 Art XIII
Real Estate Millage
§ 646-96
Millage established; ongoing tax.
§ 646-97
Discounts and penalties.
Ch 647
Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance
Ch 662
Towing
Ch 673
Transient Retail Businesses
Ch 679
Trees
Ch 690
Utilities
Ch 700
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 711
Vehicles, Storage of
Ch 800
Zoning
Derivation Table
Ch DT
Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 646
Taxation
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Altoona as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Business privilege license — See Ch.
237
.
Mercantile licenses — See Ch.
453
.
Article I
Mercantile License Tax
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§ 646-1
Statutory authority; short title.
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§ 646-2
Definitions.
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§ 646-3
Levy of tax.
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§ 646-4
Licenses.
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§ 646-5
Levy of tax; rate.
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§ 646-6
Computation of volume of business.
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§ 646-7
Returns.
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§ 646-8
Payment.
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§ 646-9
Powers and duties of Finance Department.
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§ 646-10
Suit for collection; interest and penalties.
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§ 646-11
Application of article.
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§ 646-12
Payment under protest; refunds.
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§ 646-13
Violations.
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§ 646-14
Violations and penalties.
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Article II
Amusement Tax
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§ 646-15
Statutory authority; short title.
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§ 646-16
Definitions.
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§ 646-17
Levy of tax.
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§ 646-18
Payment of tax; temporary amusements.
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§ 646-19
Permit required; application; issuance; payment periods; suspension or revocation of permits.
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§ 646-20
Appeals.
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§ 646-21
Continuation of tax.
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§ 646-22
Violations.
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§ 646-23
Violations and penalties; equitable remedies.
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Article III
Ratio of Market Value of Real Estate
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§ 646-24
Adoption of ratio of market value of real estate.
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Article IV
Discounts and Penalties
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§ 646-25
Discount and penalty for payment of real estate taxes.
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§ 646-26
Effective date.
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Article V
Business Privilege Tax
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§ 646-27
Title.
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§ 646-28
Definitions.
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§ 646-29
Imposition and rate of tax.
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§ 646-30
Determination of gross receipts.
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§ 646-31
Returns.
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§ 646-32
Payment.
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§ 646-33
Power and duties of the Tax Collector and the Tax Administrator.
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§ 646-34
Suit on collection; penalty.
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§ 646-35
Violations and penalties.
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§ 646-36
Payment under protest, refunds.
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§ 646-37
Effective date.
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Article VI
Mechanical, Electronic or Video Amusement Device License
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§ 646-38
Definitions.
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§ 646-39
Application/license/display.
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§ 646-40
License fees.
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§ 646-41
Application for license; issuance or denial; conditions of license.
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§ 646-42
Duty of device owners/suppliers.
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§ 646-43
Violations and penalties.
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§ 646-44
Restatement/repeal.
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§ 646-45
through § 646-46. (Reserved)
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Article VII
Local Taxpayers Bill of Rights
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§ 646-47
Approval and adoption.
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§ 646-48
Disclosure statement.
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§ 646-49
Petition for appeal and refund.
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§ 646-50
Administrative appeal procedures.
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§ 646-51
Designation to hear appeals.
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§ 646-52
Approval and adoption of administrative appeal procedures.
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§ 646-53
Effective date.
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§ 646-54
Conflicts with procedures of collection agent.
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Article VIII
Earned Income and Net Profits Tax
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§ 646-55
Definitions.
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§ 646-56
Imposition of tax.
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§ 646-57
No exemption from tax.
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§ 646-58
Individual tax returns and payments.
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§ 646-59
Employer withholding, remittance, and tax returns.
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§ 646-60
Tax collector.
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§ 646-61
Interest, penalties, costs, and fines.
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§ 646-62
Purpose; amendment and restatement; repeal.
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Article IX
Local Services Tax
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§ 646-63
Definitions.
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§ 646-64
Purpose and imposition of tax.
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§ 646-65
Amount of tax.
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§ 646-66
Duty of employers (withholding policy).
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§ 646-67
Returns.
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§ 646-68
Dates for determining tax liability and payment.
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§ 646-69
Self-employed individuals.
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§ 646-70
Employers and self-employed individuals residing beyond the corporate limits of the City of Altoona.
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§ 646-71
Administration of tax.
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§ 646-72
Suits for collection.
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§ 646-73
Violations and penalties.
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§ 646-74
Saving clause.
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§ 646-75
Effective date.
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§ 646-76
Title.
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§ 646-77
History of enactment of tax.
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Article X
Realty Transfer Tax
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§ 646-78
Imposition of tax.
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§ 646-79
Administration.
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§ 646-80
Interest.
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Article XI
Per Capita Tax
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§ 646-81
Authority for enactment.
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§ 646-82
Imposition of and exemption from tax.
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§ 646-83
Collection of tax.
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§ 646-84
Notice of tax owed.
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§ 646-85
Discounts and penalties.
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§ 646-86
Tax Collector list.
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§ 646-87
Violations and penalties.
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Article XII
Flat Rate Occupation Tax
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§ 646-88
Authority for enactment.
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§ 646-89
Imposition of tax.
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§ 646-90
Other taxes preserved.
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§ 646-91
Collection of tax.
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§ 646-92
Notice of tax owed.
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§ 646-93
Late payment of tax.
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§ 646-94
Tax Collector list.
chevron_right
§ 646-95
Violations and penalties.
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Article XIII
Real Estate Millage
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§ 646-96
Millage established; ongoing tax.
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§ 646-97
Discounts and penalties.
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