Revenue, Department of
[Record group 70]
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- Alternative/Former Names
- Collections, Department of
Agency Function
- The mission of the Revenue Department is to collect all revenue due to the City and the School District of Philadelphia and to do so promptly, courteously, and in a manner that inspires public confidence in the integrity and fairness of the Department. The Department's goals, in essence, are twofold: the maximization of tax revenue and the provision of good service to the City's taxpayers.
- Administrative Subunits
Water Revenue Bureau
- Agency History
- This agency was established under the terms of the City Charter of 1951 as the central agency for receiving all the monies due the City. It replaced the then-abolished Department of the Receiver of Taxes, assumed the duties of the collection of water and sewer rents from the Water Department, and received jurisdiction of the collection of all license and permit fees the issuance of which was then centralized in the Department of Licenses and Inspections. The Sinking Fund Commission was reestablished in the same year as a departmental board of the Department of Collections (for its composition and duties see Record Group 162) as was the Tax Review Board. An ordinance of September 2, 1975 changed the departmental name to Department of Revenue.
- Archival Records
- 70.1 Annual Reports (1952-1990)
70.2 Tax Review Board. Annual Reports (1956, 1959, 1960, 1963-1967, 1976-1978, 1981)
70.3 Reports and Publications (1954, 1964)
- Current Records
- 70.a Audits / Audit Attendance Log
70.aa Accounting Control / Realty Transfer Tax Reports
70.ab Current Business & Earnings / Tax History Records
70.ac Current Business & Earnings / Petitions for Waiver
70.ad Current Business & Earnings / Earning Tax Applications
70.ae Current Business & Earnings / Nonfiling Legal Cases
70.af Current Business & Earnings / Business and Earings Tax Payment Records
70.ag Current Business & Earnings / Business & Earnings Tax Customer Index
70.ah Current Business & Earnings / Annual Reconciliation
70.ai Current Business & Earnings / Billing Payment Adjustments
70.aj Current Business & Earnings / Petitions for Waiver
70.ak Current Business & Earnings / Collection Reports
70.b Audits / Audit Index
70.c Technical Advisory Staff / Offers of Compromise Check Authorizations
70.d Technical Advisory Staff / Offers in Compromise Log Book
70.e Automated Collections / Deferred Payment Plans
70.f Delinquent Real Estate / Real Estate Tax Data
70.g Delinquent Real Estate / Account History Cards
70.h Delinquent Real Estate / Sheriff Sales Case Files
70.i Delinquent Real Estate / Installment Plan Files
70.j Self-Assessed Taxes / Payment and Receivable Adjustments
70.k Self-Assessed Taxes / Annual Reconciliation Return
70.l Accounting Control / Bank Documentation
70.m Accounting Control / Personal Property Files
70.n Accounting Control / Tax Settlement Reports
70.o Accounting Control / Monthly Revenue Adjustment Files
70.p Accounting Control / Write-off Reports
70.q Accounting Control / Tax Refund Case Files
70.r Accounting Control / Transaction Postings
70.s Accounting Control / Account Adjustments
70.t Accounting Control / Daily Transaction Register
70.u Accounting Control / Validated Tax Receipts
70.v Accounting Control / Code Violation Billing Records
70.w Accounting Control / Special Tax Records
70.x Accounting Control / Real Estate Adjustment Files
70.y Accounting Control / Non-Taxed Accounts Receivable Files
70.z Accounting Control / Bank Return Items
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