County Income Tax – Authority to Impose on an Income Bracket Basis
Sponsor: Delegate MosbyCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - IncomeStatus: First Reading Budget and Taxation (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a county to impose the county income tax on an income bracket basis under certain circumstances; requiring a county that imposes the county income tax on an income bracket basis to set, by ordinance or resolution, certain income brackets; prohibiting the income brackets from differing from the income brackets to which the State income tax applies; prohibiting a county that imposes the county income tax on an income tax bracket basis from setting a minimum income tax rate less than 2.25%; etc.
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Testimony (11)
MGA witness listFAV 9FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Pittman, County Executive Steuart | AAC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Theroux, Steven | Anne Arundel County Budget Office | Position only |
| FAV | Blendy, Nick | Baltimore City Government Relations Director | Position only |
| FAV | Gardner, Jan | Frederick County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Orr, Benjamin | Maryland Center on Economic Policy | Position only |
| FAV | Jawando, Montgomery County Councilman Will | Montgomery County Council | Position only |
| FAV | zwerling, samanthalobbyist | msea | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Mosby, Delegate Mosbylegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elrich, Marc | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Katz, Sidney | MoCo | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Swanson, VP Gov Relations, Tricia | Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |