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EIT and PIT information
This page contains forms and information specifically for school districts. Other information, such as a timeline of SS Act 1 related activities, can be found on the State web site Act 1 General Information page.___________________________________________________School district taxes may be increased up to the school district's index without approval. SS Act 1 contains ten exceptions that, if approved by the Court of Common Pleas or PDE, would allow a school district to increase taxes above the index without voter approval. The following link contains guidelines and worksheets for the seven exceptions that require PDE approval.- Referendum Exception Guidelines and Worksheets Updated 9/15/06
Section 331(a) of SS Act 1 directed each school district (except Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Scranton) to appoint a local tax study commission by September 14, 2006. Each local tax study commission shall make a nonbinding recommendation, regarding the imposition of an additional earned income tax or new personal income tax to annually fund homestead/farmstead exclusions, to its school board by December 13, 2006. The following guide describes the function of a local tax study commission and provides helpful information regarding the recommendation to be made.