Tax revenues provide funding for police protection, street repair and maintenance, recreation services, park maintenance, and capital improvement projects.
2024 Millage Rate Breakdown
The Board of Supervisors approves the real estate millage rate for the Township as part of the annual budget approval process.
| 2024 Millage Rate Breakdown | |
| Township General Fund | |
*Property taxes are expressed in terms of mills per dollar of assessed value. One mill is equal to one-tenth (1/10) of a penny or 1/1000 of a dollar. The property tax formula is the mill rate (divided by 1,000) multiplied by the assessed value of the property. For example, with a millage rate of 4.4350 mills and a $100,000 assessed value of a home, the tax rate would be .004435 x $100,000 = $443.50.
Homestead Exemption
Effective for 2022, Exeter Township repealed the Homestead Exemption originally enacted in 2020. All municipal taxes will now be based on the full assessed value of each property. There will be no municipal tax reduction for the Homestead qualified properties. Qualified properties will continue to be eligible for the Homestead program offered by the Exeter Township School District.
Tax Collector
Kristi Piersol is the Township’s elected Tax Collector and is responsible for collecting Real Estate Taxes and Per Capita Taxes.
Contact Information
| Address: | 10 Fairlane Road | Phone: | (610) 779-8055 |
| PO Box 4216 | Fax: | ||
| Reading, PA 19606 | Email: | taxcollector@exetertownship.com |
Hours
| March & April | May & June |
| Mon, Tues & Wed: 9:30 - 4 | Wed & Thurs: 9:30 - 4 |
| Thurs: 9:30 - 6 |
Effective 2023, the County and Township real estate taxes are sent on one bill, mailed in March of each year. The taxing year for both entities is January 1 through December 31.
Exeter Township School District taxes are mailed in July of each year via a separate bill.
Per Capita Tax
A per capita tax is a flat rate tax equally levied on all adult residents with a taxing district. It is not dependent upon employment. Each adult resident pays $10 annually to the School District. Currently, there is no per capita tax payable to the Township.
Local Services Tax
A local services tax is paid by everyone working in the Township. Each working adult pays $52 annually, with $10 sent to the School District and $42 sent to the Township. Local services tax is collected by Berks EIT usually via a payroll deduction which your employer handles.
Earned Income Tax
An earned income tax of 1% is levied on all wages earned by working Township residents. Earned income tax is collected by Berks EIT usually through a payroll deduction which your employer handles. If you would like some additional information on the Earned Income Tax, please click here.
Business Privilege Tax
Business privilege tax is an assessment on each business operating with the Township. Business privilege is calculated by multiplying the tax rate by gross revenues of business operations. Rates are as follows:
This tax is shared equally with the Exeter Township School District. The School District utilizes Berks EIT for Business Privilege Tax collection. Tri-State Financial collects business privilege tax for the Township.
Applications and tax returns can be found at tfgtax.com.
Contact Information
Tri-State Financial
PO Box 38
Bridgeport, PA 19405
(610) 270-9520
County Treasurer Announces Exeter Now Can Pay County Real Estate Taxes Online
Berks County Treasurer Mitchell R. Darcourt is pleased to announce that Exeter Township (District 43) is now able to pay outstanding annual and interim real estate tax bills online with credit/debit cards. Exeter joins the City of Reading (Districts 01-19) and other townships and boroughs in the online option, including Amity Township (District 24), Mohnton Borough (District 65), Spring Township (District 80), and Leesport Borough (District 92).
All outstanding tax bills issued within the calendar year will be combined into one payment. The bill(s) must be paid in full; no partial payments are permitted. The option to select and pay only one bill (if more than one bill is outstanding) is not available.
This online option is for county/municipal real estate taxes only. Delinquent taxes, school taxes, and any other taxes (such as per capita) are not paid through this site. Delinquent tax payments can be made via the Tax Claim website. See the link below.
If choosing this option to pay outstanding current year real estate taxes, a service fee will be applied by the vendor for all payments processed. These fees are not collected by the county or any associated municipality. The service fee is calculated when the credit card option is selected during the payment process. The associated fee will display in the “service fee” field on the screen and the total will be adjusted accordingly. After the total has been updated, if the taxpayer chooses to continue with the online payment, they will enter their payment information and complete the online payment process.
Tax parcels can be searched online to see if there are outstanding annual or interim tax bills. When searching a parcel, the system will display a listing of any outstanding bill(s) and the current amount due. The tax amount due reflects the current period of collection and may change as time passes. Copies of the bills are not provided. If you wish to request a copy of a tax bill, please contact the appropriate municipal tax collector. If a tax bill has been paid, the parcel search will respond with a note indicating the current bill has been paid and no data will be displayed. This search should not be used as a replacement for certifications of taxes paid. Certification of Taxes Paid should still be requested from the appropriate tax collector.
Access to the online option for tax payments can be found on the Berks County website in the Treasurer section under Government. The link is also accessible via the municipality websites. The Berks County website will continue to be updated as additional districts are added to the online payment functionality.
Questions regarding the online payment options should be directed to the Berks County Treasurer’s Office.
Links:
New, online payment option for current annual county/municipal real estate taxes
https://paytaxonline.countyofberks.com/CurrentYearTax/
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