To avoid new legal disputes, Upper Darby Township Council passed a new ordinance to enact a 1% earned income tax (EIT). Council voted 6-4 for the new ordinance to enact the tax, which Chief Administrative Officer Crandall Jones said repeals the last EIT ordinance over a technical error that caused it to have some confusion around the application and effective date. Solicitor James Gallager said the ordinance spells out the sequence of the ordinance taking effect and the tax being enacted. The tax can only be enacted twice a year, Jan. 1 or July 1, and the township needs to notify the state ahead of time. Gallagher said the county tax collector was consulted and had final review, and gave the green light.
Source: Daily Times; 4/4/2025