Tax Office

Ms. Marietti accepts cash and check payments. You can also pay online by clicking the ” Pay Taxes Here ” icon above.

If you have a mortgage on your property, chances are you have agreed to escrow your tax payment through your mortgage company. Check with your lender to determine whether they will be paying your annual property taxes.

Keep in mind, f your taxes are paid through your mortgage’s escrow and you pay off your mortgage, it is your responsibility to notify the Allegheny County Tax Assessment Office in order for your tax bills to be sent directly to you instead of the mortgage company. Often, the mortgage company does not notify the County that your mortgage is paid in full. Therefore, subsequent tax bills will not be sent to your home address, which may cause you to miss due dates and receive delinquent penalties.

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The first step in calculating the property tax in Allegheny County, PA, is to find the assessment for the property. The Assessment Search Tutorial will thoroughly explain the procedure of searching the property assessment on the Allegheny County web site.

Remember all the hype about legalizing gambling in Pennsylvania; and how it was going to lower our property taxes? How much did you save? Proceed to the School Tax Rates page.

Information can be found on the county website located here. All Allegheny County home owners who are age 60 and older, who have resided in and owned their home for the last ten years, and have a total gross household income that is no greater than $30,000 may qualify for the program. Formerly known as Act 77, the program gives all qualified applicants a 30% discount on County real estate taxes. Note: Qualified residents will also receive a discount of $20.00 on their Tarentum Borough Property Taxes. Applications must be sent to Allegheny County.

No, the tax collector just collects the property taxes. The tax collectors do not have the authority to set the amount of taxes, discounts or penalties incurred on the tax bills. You should know however, there are various programs that provide reductions for homeowners, senior citizens and our disabled veterans. Homestead/Farmstead Exclusion (Act 50)

No.

Special assessments are additional charges on a property, which are usually associated with a public improvement that benefits certain property owners, such as a sewer assessment. Special assessments are usually added to the owner’s property tax bill.

Supplemental tax bills are additional property tax bills that result from a re-appraisal of a property, usually because of a transfer of ownership or a physical improvement or expansion to the property. If the reappraisal determines that additional taxes are owed, a supplemental tax bill is issued.