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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Contract.--
(1) A school district may contract with a tax bureau independent of the school district for collection of installments under this section. A tax bureau may contract with more than one tax collector. The tax collector shall be paid such commissions or compensation at the same rate on installment payments as is paid for the collection of taxes generally. Such commissions or compensation shall be paid by proper orders drawn on the school district. Every tax collector shall be responsible and accountable to the school district for all such taxes collected by the tax collector, and the final accounts and records, returns and payments and duplicates shall be audited annually in the year in which the installments are collected in like manner and in accordance with the laws pertaining to tax collections.
(2) Nothing in this act should be construed to alter any existing tax collection arrangement unless deemed appropriate by the school district or as otherwise provided for under this section.
(b) Authorization.--A board of school directors may authorize the collection of installment payments:
(1) Through electronic fund transfers through the Federal Reserve Bank's Automated Clearing House. Electronic fund transfers shall be a debit to the taxpayer's account to the school district's depository bank account at the option of the taxpayer.
(2) By a credit card payment which shall be made through the school district's depository bank or another bank designated by the board of school directors. The board of school directors shall also designate the credit card type that may be utilized for installment payment collection.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 6926.1503. Collection of installment payments of school real property taxes - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-6926-1503/
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