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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.

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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.

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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.

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View the Tax Burden Allocation document

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Tax Rates and Fees

The Tax Rates document provides a summary of all of the tax rates for York Township.

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Last Updated: June 14, 2010