Township Tax Office

Marlene M. Gunther
(570) 275-0828
Fax (570) 271-3108
Email:Mahtax@ptd.net
Hours: Mon. & Wed. 8:30AM to 11AM
Tues. 6pm to 8PM

DANVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Real Estate Tax Installment Payment Plan Resolution

RESOLVED, by the Board of School Directors of the Danville Area School District, that a plan is adopted providing an option for installment payment of real estate taxes pursuant to the Taxpayer Relief act (Act 1 of 2006), as follows:

Real Estate Tax Installment Payment Plan

For the real estate tax levied by the School District, other than interim real estate tax, taxpayers may elect an installment payment option under the following rules:

1. Installment payment dates. A taxpayer electing the installment payment option may pay the real estate tax in three (3) equal installment payments of one-third (1/3) of the full tax amount. The installments are due on or before August 31, October 15, and December 15 of the year in which the tax is levied. Any installment not paid in full by these dates is delinquent.
2. Taxpayer election of installment payment option. Payment of the first installment in full by August 31 will constitue taxpayer election to pay tax in installments. Installment payment is permitted only if the taxpayer elects by paying the first installment payment in full by August 31. If the taxpayer fails to meet this requirement, the full amount of the real estate tax is due on or before October 31, and the real estate tax is delinquent if not paid in full on or before October 31.
3. No discount. No discount applies to installment payments
4. Penalty on delinquent installments. If a taxpayer makes the first installment payment by August 31 and fails to pay in full any subsequent installments by the installment due date, the installment not paid by the due date is delinquent, and a penalty will be added to the tax in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the installment not paid buy the installment due date, without regard to any partial payment of the installment.
5. Ineligibility. A taxpayer who is delinquent by more than ten (10) days on all installment payments in ineligible for the installment payment option in the following school year.
6. Effective date. The plan will become effective July 1, 2007, and will continue in effect thereafter for real estate taxes levied for the school year beginning July 1, 2007, and for real estate taxed levied for future years, until amended or repealed.