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Allentown staff push compliance work on economic-nexus collection while exploring other revenue options
Summary
Finance staff said a 2024 procurement found limited near-term new revenue under current law; the city has begun compliance and auditing work on economic‑nexus (business privilege) collections and has sent letters to major online sellers to pursue owed taxes under a BrightLine threshold.
The Allentown Budget & Finance Committee discussed alternative revenue sources, with city staff describing a 2024 procurement that sought outside help to identify revenue streams and reporting the city is now focusing on compliance and auditing to collect business‑privilege revenue under economic‑nexus rules.
Director Patel said three firms bid on the 2024 scope (Revenue Solutions Inc., Econsult Solutions Inc., and the Pennsylvania Economy League), but the…
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