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Carol Yancosky
Mount Pleasant Borough Tax Collector
Municipal Building - Room 304
1 Etze Avenue,
Mount Pleasant, PA 15666


  Carol collects property and per capita taxes. The Borough and County property taxes are mailed March 1st. They are collected at a 2% discount March and April, at face May and June. A 10% penalty is added July 1st, and are collected at Carol's office until December.

  The School property and school and Borough per capita taxes are mailed August 1st. They are collected at 2% discount August and September, at face October and November. A 10% penalty is added December 1st.

  The School property taxes are collected at Carol's office until December 31st. The Westmoreland County Courthouse collects the delinquent property taxes. The School and Borough per capita taxes are collected at Carol's office until June 30th of the following year.

  The G.H. Harris Collection Agency collects the delinquent per capita taxes. Any questions concerning property or per capita taxes can be answered by calling Carol at 724-547-7347

Earned Income Tax:

The EIT is withheld through payroll deductions or filed directly by self-employed individuals. The tax is paid to the municipality where the individual resides. For 2006, in the Borough of Mt. Pleasant, the tax was withheld at the rate of 1.5% with .5% going to the Borough and the balance to the Mt. Pleasant Area School District.

Earned Municipal Services Tax (CPT):

Mt. Pleasant imposes a $10.00 EMS Tax on individuals working within Borough limits. This tax is paid through payroll deductions or direct payment.

Important Notice

Employers located in Mt Pleasant Borough

Increase to Local Services Tax Rate

                                                                             

Please be advised that Mt Pleasant Borough has increased the Local   

Services Tax rate, effective January 1, 2009.  The total combined increased Local Services Tax rate is $31.00 for Mt Pleasant Borough and Mt Pleasant Area  School District, effective in 2009.                                                              

                                                                              

All employers located in Mt Pleasant Borough are required to withhold  

the Local Services Tax from all employees, except those that file an         

exemption form and expect their earnings to be less than $12,000, at the     

rate of $31.00, effective January 1, 2009.  The Local Services Tax will      

be a weekly payroll deduction for each employee.                             

                                                                              

Please see the enclosed letter outlining the various employer withholding requirements in effect under Act 7 which was signed into law by the governor in 2007.            

 

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact

our office at 866-701-7206 or 610-599-3139.  We will be happy to assist

you.                                                                   

                                                                                                                        

BERKHEIMER                                                             

Tax Administrator for Mt Pleasant Borough and Mt Pleasant Area School District




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