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Finance Department
Finance Department
The York Township Finance Department is responsible
for developing township budgets, coordinating internal and external
audits of township funds, informal financial reporting, reporting
of investments and tracking fiscal spending. The township is responsible
for the Business Privilege, Mercantile, and Emergency Municipal
Services Tax. Here you will find information about tax rates and
the contact information for the Business Privilege Tax, Mercantile,
and Occupational Privilege Tax billing department.
Proposed
Budget Book
The 2010 Budget Book for the upcomming year(as
indicated). Please note the budget books is very large and may take
a long time to view. If you want to download the file right click
the link and select save as.
View
the 2010 Budget Book (5,6033 kb)
The Budget Book document must be viewed with the free Adobe
Reader.
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Budget
Book
The 2009 Budget Book for the upcomming year(as
indicated). Please note the budget books is very large and may take
a long time to view. If you want to download the file right click
the link and select save as.
View
the 2009 Budget Book (6,243 kb)
The Budget Book document must be viewed with the free Adobe
Reader.
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Mercantile and
Business Privilege Tax
Mercantile License Tax - Each year any business,
as defined by the ordinance, shall obtain a license to conduct their
business in York Township. These licenses are renewable yearly.
The York Adams Tax Bureau is responsible for collection of the taxes
and issuance of these licenses. The tax rate is one mill for retail
establishments and 1/2 mill for wholesale businesses.
Business Privilege Tax - This tax is applicable
to all persons engaging in any business in the township, and they
shall pay an annual tax at the rate of one mill on each dollar of
volume of the gross annual receipts thereof. Any seasonal business
that is conducted at one location for less than sixty consecutive
days would also be responsible for the payment of this tax. This
tax is collected by the York Adams Tax Bureau.
Questions about Mercantile and Business Privilege
Taxes can be answered by the York Area Tax Bureau at (717) 854-8084
or York Township Administration office, (717) 741-3861.
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Local Services
Tax
The Local Services Tax is an annual fee of $52
levied against all persons who are employed in York Township and
who earned at least $12,000 in a calendar year. This tax is collected
by the York Area Tax Bureau.
Questions about Emergency Municipal Services Tax
can be answered by the York Area Tax Bureau at (717) 854-8084 or
York Township Administration office, (717) 741-3861.
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Tax Dollar Allocation
Presented here are two documents which illustrate the distribution
of your tax dollars. The document titled Tax Dollar Allocation
shows the relative breakdown of a single tax dollar between school,
county and township taxes. The document titled Tax Burden
Allocation shows the average home assessed value within
the township and the allocation of taxes based on the assessed value.
View
the Tax Dollar Allocation document.
View
the Tax Burden Allocation document
Tax Dollar Allocation and Tax Burden documents must be viewed
with the free Adobe Reader.
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Tax Rates and Fees
The Tax Rates document provides a summary of all of the tax rates
for York Township.
View the Tax Rates document.
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