Tax Certifications in Pennsylvania
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Caution Tax Years, assessment dates and due dates may vary depending on the assessing body – Care should be exercised in computing pro-rations
- Tax Year -- Local: Calendar; County: Calendar; School: Fiscal (July 1 through June 30) except for school districts of the first class, which are calendar year.
- Due Dates - County and Local taxes or Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Scranton City taxes--By April 31 of the taxing year; October 31 of the taxing year for School Districts other than Philadelphia, after which time the taxes are considered delinquent and an automatic lien dating as the first day of the taxing year.
- Lien Date: If not paid, taxes become a lien against the property as of the first day of the taxing year.
- Lien Duration: Once filed, the lien endures until paid or 20 years from the date of filing the claim, if not revived within that time for an additional 20 year period.
