TITLE 19. FINANCE, TAXES AND COLLECTIONS
CHAPTER 19-1000. MERCANTILE LICENSE TAX
§19-1102. Imposition of Tax. [117]
(1) A tax is hereby imposed on the value of such property
as was subject to tax by the City and County of Philadelphia pursuant to the Act
of June 17, 1913, P.L. 507, No. 335, as amended through and including calendar
year 1996; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
such Act:
(a) The fact that a loan is made taxable for State purposes
by Section 17 of the Act of June 22, 1935, P.L. 414, as reenacted and amended,
shall not relieve the holder of such loan from the tax imposed by this
ordinance.
(b) The fact that a company is liable to a tax on its shares
or a gross premiums tax, or liable to or relieved from the capital stock or
franchise tax for State purposes under the laws of this Commonwealth, shall not
relieve the holder of shares of stock in such company from the tax imposed by
this ordinance.
(c) With respect to property representing an interest
in a trade or business, such property shall not be subject to tax where the
holder of such property materially participates in that trade or business. A
holder shall be treated as materially participating in a trade or business only
if the holder's involvement in the operations of the trade or business is
regular, continuous, and substantial.