They would return part of the payroll tax to workers.
The amount of the payroll tax has not been decided.
But at the same time, payroll taxes went way up.
That is nothing more or less than a direct payroll tax on jobs.
Only about 5 percent has gone for Federal income and payroll taxes.
It would cut the payroll tax in half for 98 percent of businesses.
Once again, he ruled out any increase in the payroll tax.
And higher levels of income would be subject to payroll taxes.
He has said that a payroll tax would be a good way to finance a national health care program.
Social Security is taking in more through payroll taxes than it needs to pay benefits.
His campaign focused on eliminating the province's 2% wage tax.
Revenue from the nonresident wage tax which is not available to cities unless they have Act 47 status.
In addition, some local bodies assess a wage tax on personal income.
He is also considering a wage tax only for commuters.
They, too, now confront the nasty question of what, if anything, to put in place of the wage tax.
A state that once attracted wealthy people because it had no wage tax has imposed one for the first time to balance its budget.
All of this would make the drive for a wage tax laughable, if only it were a joke.
Not all were against the wage tax, however.
Income tax comes after all the other wage taxes.
The city also wants to collect money from a a wage tax on Philadelphia residents who work outside the city.
Anyone who reports employment taxes must have an employer identification number.
"Of course, if everybody did that, you would have no employment taxes paid," he said.
An audit could result in paying a higher employment tax.
The previous selective employment tax went to the Treasury.
I remember the ridiculous plans such as the selective employment tax.
If you're a small employer and doing your own payroll, you'll also need to stay on top of changes in employment taxes.
More than 500 owed nearly $90 million, mostly in employment taxes that had not been forwarded to the Government.
If the employer pays, the contribution is also exempt from employment tax.
The credit applies against income tax, not employment taxes.
You will need to get your own employer identification number to report employment taxes or give tax statements to employees.