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State DCED official outlines Act 511 taxation options to Ferguson Township supervisors
Summary
A Pennsylvania DCED official briefed the Ferguson Township Board on Act 511 non‑real‑estate taxes — from per‑capita levies to business privilege taxes — and answered supervisors' questions about fire/EMS, local services tax and collection mechanics.
Terry Kunkel of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development told the Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors on Oct. 16 that municipalities have several non‑real‑estate revenue tools under Act 511, including per‑capita, occupation, local services and earned‑income taxes, realty transfer and amusement/mechanical device levies. Kunkel provided statutory context, limits for second‑class townships and examples of how neighboring municipalities use special‑purpose levies to fund specific services.
"I love to pay taxes, said no one ever," Kunkel told the board during a frank presentation about the…
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