Taxes

Tax Collector 2024
    Jami D. Jamison 
   
   
    Phone/Fax number: 610-916-8955

Taxes may be paid by mail, or checks (no cash payments).


Note
    2% tax discount and 10% penalty

2024 Municipal Tax Rate
    TOTAL 4.56 mills

2024 Berks County Tax
8.345 mills


2024 School District Tax Rate
Real Estate 27.82 mills
EIT Earned Income Tax (Berks EIT)
Resident .5%
Non-resident 1%

Local Services Tax (Berks EIT)
$52.
Realty Transfer Tax
.5%
Amusement Tax (Administrator Diane Dejesus)
10%

Act 15 of 2020
On May 7, 2020 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania passed Act 15 of 2020, which took effect on April 20, 2020, that gave local municipalities the ability to revise the real estate tax payment periods. During April 2020, the Berks County Commissioners approved revising the real estate tax payment period by extending the flat payment period until September 30, 2020. The real estate discount payment period was not altered.

 Revised Real Estate Tax Payment Period
During their monthly meeting on May 5, 2020, the Bern Township Supervisors approved revising the real estate tax payment period by extending the flat payment period until September 30, 2020 to mesh with the county’s payment period schedule. The discount payment period was not altered.

Any Bern Township residents who have not paid their real estate tax bills have the opportunity to pay the flat fee until September 30, 2020.

Amusement Tax Administrator
    Administrator/Collector:
Diane DeJesus, Bern Township Secretary
    Special Event Permit Fee $50.
Amusement Tax 10%

Light District Rate
    50 cents per front foot

Wireless Facility Annual License Fee
    $270 per facility

Berks Earned Income Tax Bureau
    1125 Berkshire Boulevard
    Suite 115
    Wyomissing
    PA 19610
    Phone 610-372-8439
    Toll Free 855-372-8439
    Fax 610-372-1102
    http://www.berkseit.com