Lower Dauphin Personal Taxes

On July 1st of each year, every Borough resident 18 years old and over (regardless of whether you own your home, live with someone, or rent) is mailed a School personal tax bill. The only exception is if you are 18 and still in high school. The School tax year is July 1 through June 30th.

The money collected from this bill goes to the School District for their general operating expenses. All checks for school tax payments are to be made payable to Angela Durantine, Tax Collector - NOT Lower Dauphin School District.

The School personal tax amount is $260.00 (Discounted to $254.80 if paid during July/August or penalty added, $286.00 if paid after Oct. 31st).

There are certain partial exemptions you can claim, which will remove the Occupation amount on the bill. They include:

• If your taxable income is or will be less than $6,000 for the current year. If you claim this exemption, but find your income has increased beyond the $6,000 before the end of the year, you must come into the office to pay the Occupation amount.
• If you are retired and your only source of income is social security, pension or disability (please e-mail Tax Collector for more information).
• If you are a full-time student of higher education, TAKING 12 CREDIT HOURS PER SEMESTER FOR TWO SEMESTERS DURING JULY 1 THROUGH JUNE 30 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
• If you are a member of the clergy with no other occupation.
• If you are 70 or older as of July 1 of the current year.

To claim an exemption, you are required to fill out an exemption request form below and return it with the invoice.

PLEASE NOTE: YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE PER CAPITA PORTION OF THE BILL (either $9.80, $10.00 or $11.00, depending on when it's paid).

You can request a complete exemption if you meet the following criteria:

• Indigent and require 24-hour care;
• Out-of-state military (e-mail Tax Collector for more information);
• Moved prior to July 1.

If you moved on after July 1st, or were missed in the first mailing, you may receive a "Supplemental" mailing on January 1, which is just a mid-year mailing. The amounts are the same, just due Jan-Feb(discount); Mar-April (face); or May-June 15 (penalty).

All School personal tax bills go delinquent if not paid by December 31st (or June 15th for supplemental bills). If not paid, they are turned over to the Keystone Collections Group (Keystone) for collection and are subject to fees assessed by Keystone. Those letters are mailed late January/early February.

Once my books are closed for the year and delinquent notices sent to Keystone, I can no longer collect those taxes. Any delinquent personal taxes must be handled through Keystone(724-978-0300).

For more information on the Lower Dauphin School District personal tax, click here.

View a copy of the Lower Dauphin School Board Policy 606 in regards to tax collection.