[Ord. 621, 12/14/1983; as amended by Ord.
723, 12/10/2002, § 1]
The compensation of the Tax Collector for collection
of the Borough tax on real estate shall be 2% of the tax collected
prior to delinquency. The compensation of the Tax Collector for collection
of delinquent real estate taxes shall be 3% of the tax collected.
His or her compensation for collection of those other Borough taxes
of which he or she is the designated collector shall be fixed by Council
from time to time.
[Ord. 621, 12/14/1983; as amended by Ord.
633, 12/10/1985, § 1]
All taxpayers subject to payment of taxes assessed
or levied by the Borough, except taxes on earned income and net profits,
mercantile licenses, occupation privileges, real estate transfers
and business privileges (which exceptions are levied and imposed under
the Local Tax Enabling Act, 1965, P.L. 1257, as amended and supplemented)
shall be entitled to a discount of 2% on the amount of tax paid if
payment is made of the whole amount of the tax due within two months
after the date of the tax notice. Every taxpayer who fails to make
payment of any such tax charged against him for four months after
the date of the tax notice shall be charged a penalty of 10% which
penalty shall be added to the taxes by the Tax Collector and shall
be collected by him.
[Ord. 632, 12/10/1985, § 2]
All taxes levied and imposed by this Borough
under the provision of the Local Tax Enabling Act (1965, P.L. 1257,
No. 511, as amended) shall, after the calendar year 1986 and thereafter,
continue in force on a calendar-year basis, without annual reenactment
unless the rate of the tax is subsequently changed.
[Ord. 621, 12/10/1985; as added by Ord. 694,
11/10/1998, § 1(a)]
For the purpose of verifying the accuracy and
completeness of returns or declarations filed with the Tax Collector,
all persons subject to any of the taxes imposed by this chapter shall,
in addition to the returns and declarations provided for herein, also
furnish to the Tax Collector a true copy of his, her, their or its
federal income tax return at the same time such is filed with the
Internal Revenue Service. The copy furnished to the Tax Collector
need not include Schedules A, B or D (if any), but shall include Schedules
C, C-EZ, E and/or K-1 (if any).
[Ord. 621, 12/13/1983; as added by Ord. 706,
2/13/2001, § 1]
1. A tax for any given year may be paid in not more than
four installments. When a tax is paid on the installment basis, no
discount or abatement shall be allowed.
2. The due date for each installment shall be March 31,
April 30, May 31 and June 30 of the year in which the tax is levied.
3. Any installment payment which is not actually received
by the tax collector in full by June 30 shall be considered delinquent.
A penalty of 10% shall be added thereto.
4. This section applies to all taxes levied and assessed
by this Borough except for those levied and assessed under the authority
of the Local Tax Enabling Act (Act No. 511 of 1965, as amended).
[Ord. 621, 12/13/1983; as added by Ord. 706,
2/13/2001, § 1; as reenacted by Ord. 714, 12/11/2001, §
1; and by Ord. 722, 12/10/2002, § 1; by Ord. 736, 12/9/2003;
by Ord. 745, 12/14/2004; by Ord. 750, 12/13/2005; by Ord. 752, 12/12/2006;
and by Ord. 757, 12/11/2007]
1. The elected tax collector for this Borough is hereby
appointed as its delinquent tax collector.
2. Delinquent taxes shall be collected in the manner
prescribed in § 686 of the Public School Code of 1949 (Act
No. 14 of 1949, as amended). The delinquent tax collector shall have
the same powers, rights, duties and obligations as are set forth in
such statute.