| Board of Supervisors | |
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•Robert R. Hart, Chair •Sara J. Erlbaum, Vice-Chair |
•Amy P. Grossman •Cathy Peduzzi •Melissa S. Sterling |
| Board of Supervisors | |
|
•Robert R. Hart, Chair •Sara J. Erlbaum, Vice-Chair |
•Amy P. Grossman •Cathy Peduzzi •Melissa S. Sterling |
Whitemarsh Township
P.O. Box 95000-5235
Philadelphia, PA 19195-0001
All owners of taxable real property in Whitemarsh Township are subject to a real estate tax each year.
There are three taxing jurisdictions to which Whitemarsh Township property owners pay real estate taxes: Whitemarsh Township, Colonial School District and Montgomery County. The real estate tax is based on a millage rate levied each year by the respective governing bodies of those jurisdictions. For example, the Whitemarsh Township real estate tax is set by the Township Board of Supervisors in December each year as part of the annual budget process: the School tax is set each spring by the Colonial School Board of Directors; and the County tax is set each December by the Montgomery County Commissioners.
The rates on which real estate taxes are paid are 2.0379 mills for Whitemarsh Township. One mill of real estate tax is equal to one dollar for each $1,000 of a property's assessed value. All real property in Montgomery County is assessed by the County's Board of Assessment at a rate of 100% of each property's assumed market value.
To calculate the real estate tax owed for a given year, multiply a property's assessed value by the millage rate (expressed as mills x .001). Thus, the owner of a property assessed at $200,000 would owe Whitemarsh Township $407.00 ($200,000 x .0020379).
Residents who pay their current year's Township and County Real Estate Taxes by April 1st receive a 2% discount, while Township and County taxes paid after June 1st are subject to a 10% penalty. If a Whitemarsh Township property owner does not pay their Township and County taxes by December 31st of the year, these delinquent tax accounts are turned over to the Montgomery County Tax Claim Bureau. A lien will be placed against the property, which will subject the property to Sheriff's Sale to the public until the delinquent taxes are paid.
Keep in mind that the Colonial School District's Real Estate Taxes are due to the Colonial School District.
Under the Whitemarsh Township Home Rule Charter, the Township Finance Director is responsible for collecting the Township's and County's real estate tax. For more information about your real estate tax bill, please contact Thomas M. Mullin, CPA, Finance Director, at 610-825-3535.
Whitemarsh Township
616 Germantown Pike
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
Phone: (610) 825-3535
Fax: (610) 825-9416
Hours:
Monday - Friday
9 AM to 5 PM
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