Wallingford Swarthmore Tax Information

Wallingford Swarthmore  Tax Information Real Estate Tax Bill Information The District's fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30. Real estate tax bills are issued July 1st of each year. If you do not receive your new year tax bill by July 15, 2011, please call 610-892-3470 ext. 1306. Interim bills are issued based on notification of changes to property assessments received by the District from the County. Wallingford-Swarthmore School District includes detailed instructions on each tax bill. If, after reviewing these instructions, you have any questions, please contact the Tax Office at 610-892-3470 ext. 1306, or e-mailjgeraghty@wssd.org. The postmark on the tax payment envelope must be a USPS postmark (not a mail machine postmark) stamped on or before the due date for the amount being paid. If you are mailing your payment close to the due date, the only way to guarantee the official postmark is to go to your local post office and ask to have the envelope hand stamped. 2011-2012 Millage Rate Nether Providence and Rose Valley 38.152 Swarthmore and Rutledge 38.571 The difference in millage between municipalities is due to the Delaware County Community College contribution. Homestead/Farmstead To receive the Homestead/Farmstead exclusion, and to be eligible for installment payments for the tax years beginning July 1st, the Homestead/Farmstead application must be filed with the County by March 1st. Applications, once approved, are good for a minimum of three years. Approved Homestead/Farmstead applications are the basis for any tax relief gambling funds from the state. Credits are not issued to homeowners without approved applications. To receive a Homestead/Farmstead application, please contact Janice Geraghty at (610) 892-3470 ext. 1306, or by e-mail at jgeraghty@wssd.org. Once you receive the application, fill it out and return it to: Delaware County Board of Assessment – Homestead Coordinator Courthouse & Government Center 201 West Front St. Media, PA 19063 Installment Payments Only taxpayers who have filed the Homestead/Farmstead application, and have been approved, are eligible to make installment payments. The installments are paid in three equal payments due on August 31st, September 30th, and October 31st. Installment payments are based on the face amount due. If the first installment is not paid by August 31st, the taxpayer is not eligible to participate in the installment payment plan. If the second or third installment is paid after the due date, a 10% penalty will be applied to each late installment payment. Duplicate Bills To receive a duplicate tax bill, please call the Tax Office at 610-892-3470 ext. 1306, or e-mailjgeraghty@wssd.org.   Instructions for Tax Bill Corrections If the owners' name is incorrect due to misspelling, please call the Board of Assessment for further information. If you would like to remove a deceased owner's name from the tax bill you have two options: Fax a signed request with a copy of the death certificate to the Board of Assessment Office at (610) 891-4883 or Mail a signed request with a copy of the death certificate to: Delaware County Courthouse Attn: Assessment Office Government Center Building 201 West Front Street Media, PA 19063 Each February, all unpaid real estate taxes are forwarded to the Delaware County Courthouse for further collection. For interim bills issued, please contact the tax office for the date the tax bill will be remitted to the County. For any questions or, to make payments after the taxes are turned over to the County, please contact the Tax Claim Bureau at (610) 891-4293. Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program To qualify for this program: You or your spouse must be 65 or over, or permanently disabled and under 65, or a widow or widower over age 50 and You must have paid your tax and have proof of payment. Please contact the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue toll free by calling 1-888-222-9190.  To order rebate forms, call 1-800-362-2050. Information related to Delaware County real estate parcels, assessment appeals information, etc., is available online at the Delaware County web site http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/.   Per Capita Tax Information Per Capita tax bills for the new year are issued July 1st of each year. Per Capita tax is $10 for the following municipalities: Swarthmore, Rutledge and Rose Valley. Per Capita tax for Nether Providence residents is $15 ($10 for the School District and $5 collected on behalf of Nether Providence Township). To be exonerated from paying this tax, you must meet one of the following requirements: Your taxable income is less than $10,000.00 for individuals or $20,000.00 for married couples. You are under 18 years of age. You are no longer a resident of Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. If you have additional questions, please call : Janice Geraghty Wallingford-Swarthmore School District's Tax Office at 610-892-3470 ext. 1306. Free and Reduced Lunch Program  For information regarding the free and reduced lunch applications, click here. Click For: Wallingford Swarthmore School District