Section 11-2040. Imposition of tax

(a) There is hereby imposed within the
  city and there shall be paid a tax at the  rate  of  four  and  one-half
  percent  upon  the  receipts  from every sale, except for resale, of the
  following services, provided, however, that the tax hereby imposed shall
  not be  imposed  after  November  thirtieth,  two  thousand  eleven,  on
  receipts  from  sales of the services specified in paragraph one of this
  subdivision:
    1. Credit rating and credit reporting  services,  including,  but  not
  limited  to,  those  services provided by mercantile and consumer credit
  rating or reporting bureaus or agencies, whether rendered in written  or
  oral form or in any other manner, except to the extent otherwise taxable
  under article twenty-eight of the tax law.
    (b)  Wages,  salaries and other compensation paid by an employer to an
  employee for  performing  as  an  employee  the  services  described  in
  subdivision  (a)  of  this section are not receipts subject to the taxes
  imposed by such subdivision.
    (c) Any taxes imposed by this subchapter are in addition to any  other
  tax which the city may impose or may be imposing pursuant to any law.