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Originally Posted by Bill14564
The taxes on my electric bill are $0.42 State tax on the lease of a surge protector and 2.5625% State Gross Receipt tax on the transport of electricity. Taxes only collected for the State and nowhere near 18%. So in my case, the taxing authority is the State that I live in.
It would be interesting to see the breakdown of a Leesburg Electric bill (I couldn't find one online) to see what taxes are included.
EDIT: This Leesburg Utilities page has some useful information:
Electric Information - Effective 10/1/2022
The residential electric rate applies to an electrical service supplying electricity to a single family residence. Service provided here under shall not be shared with or resold to others.
Customer charge -> $15.00 per month
Residential 0-1000 kwh -> $0.092940 per kwh
Residential over 1000 kwh -> $0.115492 per kwh
The Bulk Power Cost Adjustment is a separate charge which could vary each month and is included in the total utility bill. Residents inside the City pay a 10% Public Service Tax. Residents outside the City pay a 10% surcharge. Total charges are subject to the Gross Receipts Tax of 2.564%. You pay a $15 service charge and I pay $0.02 more for my first 1,000 kwh. For most months you pay less than I do.
I pay $0.023 more than you for any usage over 1,000 kwh.
You pay a 10% surcharge that I don't have. Since they carefully note that this is a surcharge and not a tax (and since it has not been challenged) it must be legal. One could certainly make an argument that if it looks like a duck and it quacks like a duck then it is actually funding for a municipality that does not provide any service to you. But again, there is probably a reason it has not been successfully challenged in court. |
Here is my last Leesburg Electric bill:
Bill Date : 11/17/23 Due Date: 12/08/23
Bill Period : 11/ 23
Balance forward : $0.00
Payments / adj. : $0.00
Current charges : $79.57
Bill amount : $79.57
Reading information
Actual Demand
Service Read date Type Meter_number Days ______Consumption______
EL 11/09/23 Regular EL54702282 30 452.00 .00
Current Charge Detail
Code Description Amount
EL ELECTRIC 66.05
TAXES 13.52
Total Actual Charges 79.57
Balance : $79.57 as of 11/20/23