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Real Estate Taxes
All owners of taxable real property in Whitemarsh Township are subject to a real estate tax each year.
There are 3 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 2.3633 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 0.001). Thus, the owner of a property assessed at $200,000 would owe Whitemarsh Township $407 ($200,000 x 0.0023633).
Residents who pay their current year's Township and County Real Estate Taxes by April 30 receive a 2% discount, while township and county taxes paid after June 30 are subject to a 10% penalty. If a Whitemarsh Township property owner does not pay their township and county taxes by December 31 of the year, these delinquent tax accounts are turned over to the Montgomery County Tax Claim Bureau and subject to lien. Taxes paid after December 31 of the year may be subject to an additional 5% fee, pursuant to County, Municipal, and School District Ordinances or Resolutions.
Keep in mind that the Colonial School District's Real Estate Taxes are due to the Colonial School District. For information on where to pay, call Northeast Revenue at 484-681-9231.
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 the Finance Department at 610-825-3535.
Taxing Jurisdictions
There are 3 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.
Tax Rates
The rates on which real estate taxes are paid are 2.3633 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 0.001). Thus, the owner of a property assessed at $200,000 would owe Whitemarsh Township $407 ($200,000 x 0.0023633).
Tax Discounts & Penalties
Residents who pay their current year's Township and County Real Estate Taxes by April 30 receive a 2% discount, while township and county taxes paid after June 30 are subject to a 10% penalty. If a Whitemarsh Township property owner does not pay their township and county taxes by December 31 of the year, these delinquent tax accounts are turned over to the Montgomery County Tax Claim Bureau and subject to lien. Taxes paid after December 31 of the year may be subject to an additional 5% fee, pursuant to County, Municipal, and School District Ordinances or Resolutions.
Keep in mind that the Colonial School District's Real Estate Taxes are due to the Colonial School District. For information on where to pay, call Northeast Revenue at 484-681-9231.
Tax Collection
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 the Finance Department at 610-825-3535.
Contact Us
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Finance Office
616 Germantown Pike
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444Real Estate Tax Payments
Whitemarsh Township
P.O. Box 95000-5235
Philadelphia, PA 19195-5235
Ph: 610-825-3535
Fx: 610-825-9416
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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2021 REAL ESTATE TAX BILL DUE DATES:
The last day for Discount Period payments for 2021 County and Township Real Estate Tax will be on Friday April 30, 2021. Payments not made on or before April 30, 2021 will not be eligible for the 2% discount.
Payments received or postmarked after April 30, 2021 will be applied to the face period and must satisfy the face period amount . Payments can be made here at the Township at Whitemarsh Township Tax Collection window between 8:30 and 4:30 Monday through Friday.
If payments are made by mail, the payment must be post marked by midnight April 30, 2021 in order to receive the discount.