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Name
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First
Last
Municipality
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Email
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What is the primary operating fund of a municipality?
(Required)
a. Governmental Fund
b. Proprietary Fund
c. General Fund
d. Special Revenue Fund
What is the primary structure of the DCED Chart of Accounts?
(Required)
a. FUNCTION – FUND – OBJECT
b. FUND – FUNCTION – OBJECT
c. OBJECT – FUND – FUNCTION
d. FUNCTION – OBJECT – FUND
What generally makes up the majority of a municipal budget?
(Required)
a. Personnel
b. Contracts with Vendors
c. Capital Expenses
d. Garbage collection
My municipality has the authority to adopt and levy the following types of taxes beginning in 2027:
(Required)
a. Amusement Tax
b. Landlord Tax
c. Mercantile Tax
d. A sales tax
e. None of the above
The elected tax collector is responsible for sending and collecting the following taxes:
(Required)
a. Business privilege taxes
b. Current real estate taxes
c. Current and delinquent real estate taxes
d. Per capita taxes
e. Current taxes as directed and assigned by the Municipality
The tax information that should be available to me as an elected official is:
a. Delinquent taxpayer file notes
b. Copies of individual tax bills
c. Tax collector reports
d. Anything I ask for
e. Only municipal YTD reports
Municipal demolition and occupancy permits play a role in real estate taxes.
(Required)
a. True
b. False
If Pennsylvania law permits my municipality to collect a tax, it must be authorized via ordinance.
(Required)
a. True
b. False
Schools, authorities, and nonprofits are exempt from taxes:
(Required)
a. Always
b. Sometimes
c. Never
d. It depends on what taxes we are talking about
10) On a scale from 1 to 5 (with 5 being the highest), to what level do you feel today’s session increased your ability to effectively do your job as a municipal official/representative?
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1
2
3
4
5
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