Taxes

Notice To Hellertown Borough Taxpayers & Residents:

As of January 1, 2012, all unpaid Borough of Hellertown 2011 Real Estate Taxes, Fire Service Taxes and Sanitation & Recycling Fees shall be considered delinquent. On or about that date, all such delinquent accounts shall be forwarded to the appropriate agency for collection.  With such action, additional monetary penalties will accrue against the delinquent account.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax Information

 

As a property owner in Hellertown Borough, you will receive tax bills from three (3) separate entities.  As of October 31st, 2011 the assessed value of the Borough was $130,924,000

 

Hellertown Borough Real Estate Tax

 

The Tax bill is sent out in early February.  If a mortgage company pays your taxes, it is the property owner’s responsibility to send the tax bill to their mortgage company. (Real Estate and Fire will now be on 1 Bill)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Installments are accepted

 

Installment #1 must be paid on or before the due date indicated.  

Failure to pay installment #1 removed the option of installment payments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northampton County      

 

Tax Rate = 10.8 mills

 

Tax bills are sent out from and paid directly to Northampton County

 

Saucon Valley School District    

 

Tax Rate = 51.74 mills

 

Tax bills are sent out in early July from the school district.  The school tax year is a fiscal year running from July 1st through June 30th the following year.  If a mortgage company pays your taxes, it is the property owner’s responsibility to send the tax bill to your mortgage company.

 

The Saucon Valley School district has appointed Berkheimer to administer the collection of the School Districts Real Estate and Per Capita Tax.

 

For your convenience the following locations are available to accept payment of your Real Estate and Per Capita Taxes:

 

· You may pay your tax bill at any Lafayette Ambassador Bank

· Payments will be accepted from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at Berkheimer Outsourcing 1530 Valley Center Parkway, Suite 180, Bethlehem, PA  18017

· You may mail your payment to:  Saucon Valley School District, P.O. Box 929, Bangor, PA  18013-0929

 

Interim Real Estate Bills

 

An interim tax bill is an addition to the tax duplicate due to an improvement to your parcel.  The county assessment office sends changes to local taxing district.  An interim bill is produced at the local tax rate and is reduced proportionately to the number of months remaining the tax year.  Interim taxes will have a different discount face and penalty period that the original duplicate.

 

Tax Certificate Request

 

Tax Certifications are $__ each, checks should be made payable to Borough of Hellertown.  The completed tax certification will then be faxed or mailed to the person requesting the tax information.