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This tax, known popularly as the "mobility tax", or the "MTA tax", is intended to provide funds for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which transports many of the region's commuters. Philadelphia has a 3.924% wage tax on residents and a 3.495% tax on non-residents for wages earned in the city as of August 2013.
On February 1, 2023, as part of her Executive Budget proposal to the New York State Legislature, Governor Kathy Hochul proposed raising the MTA payroll tax, a move projected to increase revenue by $800 million, and also giving the MTA some of the money from casinos expected at present to be licensed soon for business in Manhattan.
A group representing county governments throughout New York has joined Rockland County in its legal fight to overturn a payroll tax imposed in 2010 to support the Metropolitan Transportation ...
Rockland County is supporting for a state Senate proposal that would scrap the MTA’s payroll tax imposed in 2010 to cover the agency’s budget gap.
The state Senate has passed legislation to derail the payroll tax put in place last year to rescue the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from a big budget deficit.
NYS Senators Greg Ball and Lee Zeldin presented their plan to phase-out the MTA payroll tax during a press conference in Yorktown on Wednesday. Plamena Pesheva , Patch Staff Posted Thu, Jun 9 ...
Legislation introduced by Long Island State Senators Jack Martins and Lee Zeldin which will eliminate the MTA payroll tax has passed the New York State Senate
The resolution passed with strong bipartisan support with 17 votes in favor and a single vote to oppose, which was cast by Legislator Monatano. The lawsuit ultimately succeeded when Justice R. Bruce Cozzens ruled in favor of the County by declaring the New York City MTA's $1.2 payroll tax unconstitutional. See also
Partial Rollback Of The MTA Payroll Tax A Beginning - New City, NY - County legislators say Rocklanders have paid $18 million yearly
The benefit is a federal tax benefit authorized under the Internal Revenue Code Section 132(a), Qualified Transportation Fringes. Monies used for these eligible expenses are excludable from gross income subject to federal taxes. Many states also exclude these monies from state and local taxes.