Your Pennsylvania assessment looks wrong. Start with the county. If your Pennsylvania property assessment looks too high, too low, or based on wrong property facts, the appeal usually starts with your county assessment office or county board of assessment appeals. Do not wait for the tax bill if you already have an assessment notice. Pennsylvania … Read more
If your Philadelphia assessment looks wrong, start here If your Philadelphia property tax bill jumped, do not start by guessing. First check the City’s record for your home. Then check whether the problem is an assessment problem, a relief-program problem, or a payment problem. Use Philadelphia’s Property Search to look up your assessed value, property … Read more
Trying to lower your Pennsylvania school property tax bill? Pennsylvania’s homestead and farmstead exclusion may reduce part of the school property tax bill for an owner-occupied primary residence. This is not a renter program. It is not a check. It usually works by reducing the assessed value used to calculate the school real estate tax … Read more
Need help with the Pennsylvania rent rebate or property tax rebate? Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program, often called PTRR, is a state rebate program for some older adults, widows, widowers, and adults with disabilities who paid Pennsylvania property taxes or rent for the claim year. It is not a homestead exemption. It is not an … Read more
If you are a Pennsylvania senior worried about your property tax bill Start with the statewide Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program, then check your county, city, township, borough, and school district. Pennsylvania does not have one senior property tax program that works the same way everywhere. The state rebate is statewide. Many other forms of help … Read more
Need the right Allegheny County or Pittsburgh tax office? If your property tax bill is too high, start by separating the problem into three parts. The Allegheny County Office of Property Assessments handles the assessed value and most assessment appeals. The Allegheny County Treasurer handles county real estate tax bills and the county Act 77 … Read more