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RESOLUTION N0. 5823
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA URGING AMENDMENT OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
OR THE REGULATION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
TO PERMIT THE UTILITY USERS TAX TO BE A DEDUCTIBLE
ITEM FROM THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service
has heretofore issued a ruling in respect to the utility users tax,
which ruling holds that the tax in light of the provisions of Section
164 of_ the Internal Revenue Code may not be deducted from the federal
income tax, and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of this Council that said tax as
a necessary source of revenue is in actuality a sales tax which should
be allowable as a deductible item on the federal income tax.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Chula Vista that the Internal Revenue Code be amended so as
to specifically provide that said tax may be allowed as a deductible
item over and above the standard deduction for sales tax.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of
Chula Vista be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to foward
a certified copy of this resolution to the honorable Lionel Van Deerlin,
Congressman, and the honorable Bob Wilson, Congressman.
Presented by
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Approved as to form by
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George D. Lindberg, City Attorney George D. Lindberg, City Attorney
~'1JUPTED A.rvTJ A;'Pl:t)V~;D by t:he CITY CvU~~t}T_L of the CITY OF CHt17~'1 VISTA,
CALIFORII~, this 13th day of October ~ g ly 7p ~ by the following vote,
to-wit:
AYES: Councilmen . $t~o~t,_Hobe~_Hamiltoni_ Hy_d_e,_ E~dahl
NAYES: Co=~ncilmen._._None_---- ____----.....~.._.__-_. __-----------------------_----
ABSENT: Councilmen None
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rlaycr of the City of C a Vista
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORIVI~1 )
COUIvTTY OF SAl~ DIEGO ) ss.
CITY OF CrNL.A VISTA )
I, JEr'NIE ri. FULASL, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, California,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above a.rd ':oregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
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or repealed.
DATED:
City Cler
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