Upper Darby Township Council is again considering enacting an earned income tax (EIT), a proposal that was previously floated in 2023. Chief administrative officer Crandall Jones said a benefit of an EIT is it brings in nonresident funds. PFM Consulting Group, which the township hired, estimated the EIT would bring in about $9 million at a 0.5% rate or $17.9 million at a 1% rate. Many Upper Darby residents are already paying that to other municipalities, Jones said. With Upper Darby enacting the EIT, that money would be funneled to Upper Darby. Councilwoman Laura Wentz said the EIT could overburden residents, and “we should find another way.”
Source: Daily Times; 7/14/2024