-Can multiple bills, school district and county/township bills, be paid with by one check? Yes, they can.
-What form of payment do you accept? I accept personal checks, business checks, bank checks, cashier
checks, money orders, cash and credit/debit cards and e checks.
-What are the discount, face, and penalty due dates for the tax bills? For County/Township bills, the discount
due date is 4/30, the face due date is 6/30, and the penalty due date is 12/31. For School bills, the discount due date is 8/31, the face due date is 10/31, and the penalty due date is 12/31. For interim bills, these due dates are
subject to change.
-What date is used to determine when checks are received, postmark or date of actual receipt, in order to
decide if a payment is received during the discount, face, or penalty period? The postmark date on the
envelope is used to determine receipt date.
-What happens if a bill is not paid by the end of the year? By law, at the end of the year, a tax collector is
required to turn over unpaid bills for collection to Cumberland County Tax Claims Bureau where additional
charges will be added to the amount due.
-I have an address change, how do I notify you? Please call the office with your new address. You can also
fill out this form and mail it to P.O. Box 40 Boiling Springs, PA 17007. The post office will not forward tax
bills.
-I need to change the names on my tax bill due to marriage, divorce, or deceased spouse, etc., how do I do that? The names on the bill are taken from the original deed filed with the Cumberland County Recorder of Deeds
office. The tax collector is unable to update deed information. Please contact the Recorder of Deeds office
to see how this is done. The tax collector is able to update the tax bill address only to reflect the correct names,
this will not update the original deed. Please contact the tax collector to see how this is done. In terms of a deceased spouse, their name may remain on the tax bill if you so choose.
-Can I get a receipt? Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with payment and complete bill and a
receipt will be mailed.
-Do millage rates stay the same? The County, Township and School District vote on millage rates every year
so these rates are subject to change every year.
-How do I apply for the Homestead/Farmstead credit? To apply for the Homestead/Farmstead credit, please
call the Cumberland County Property Assessment Office at 717-24-6350 or click here to get information. The Homestead/Farmstead credit applies only to your school bill. The amount of credit changes yearly. The dates
for applying for this credit are December 15th through March 1st.
-Do you handle local income tax? No, the Cumberland County Tax Bureau collects these taxes. This office
collects the real estate taxes for Cumberland County (real estate and library), South Middleton Township (fire,
road tax, and parks and recreation) and South Middleton School District.
-How do I get a tax certification? Please mail or email your tax certification request. Please include the parcel
number, taxpayer's name and address, and the tax year needed. The tax certification fee is $20 per parcel
number for two-year certifications and $15 per parcel number per year beyond two-year certification fees.
Checks may be made payable to Jennifer L. Varner, Tax Collector. Tax certifications will be returned within
48 hours from receipt of request and payment. My physical address for overnight requests is 520 Park
Drive Boiling Springs, PA 17007. All other tax certification request should be sent to P.O. Box 40 Boiling
Springs, PA 17007.
-For South Middleton School District Tax Bills, can I change the installment amount being paid? No, the
installment amount cannot be changed. Once the first installment payment has been paid, the remaining two
installment payments must be paid at the amount indicated on the tax bill based on the date paid.
-For the South Middleton School District Tax Bills, can I pay more than one installment payment at a time?
Yes, after the first installment payment has been made, the remaining payments must now be installment
payments with the amount indicated on the installment coupons based on the date paid. You can pay
installment 2 and 3 at the same time at the amounts indicated on the coupon.
-Am I able to drop off payments at your office during non-office hours? Yes, there is a drop box at my office
you can use to drop off payments. There is also a drop box at the front door of the Township building for when the
Township building is closed.
-Where is my $5 per capita bill I used to pay? As of 2014, Cumberland County is no longer collecting this tax
and these bills are no longer mailed to the taxpayer.
-Who is the Deputy Tax Collector? Barbara Matter is the Deputy Tax Collector and will fill the role of tax
collector only if Jennifer Varner becomes incapacitated.
-What is this interim bill I received? Interim bills are sent when the assessed value of your property changes (for
example ,a new home is built). These interim bills "catch up" your taxes to the new assessed value. If your
taxes are escrowed, please contact your mortgage company to see if they will pay these interim bills. Please
indicate to the mortgage company that these are interim bills. Because interim bills are usually outside of the
normal billing cycle, mortgage companies are not aware of the bills unless you contact them and ask them to
pay them.
-What form of payment do you accept? I accept personal checks, business checks, bank checks, cashier
checks, money orders, cash and credit/debit cards and e checks.
-What are the discount, face, and penalty due dates for the tax bills? For County/Township bills, the discount
due date is 4/30, the face due date is 6/30, and the penalty due date is 12/31. For School bills, the discount due date is 8/31, the face due date is 10/31, and the penalty due date is 12/31. For interim bills, these due dates are
subject to change.
-What date is used to determine when checks are received, postmark or date of actual receipt, in order to
decide if a payment is received during the discount, face, or penalty period? The postmark date on the
envelope is used to determine receipt date.
-What happens if a bill is not paid by the end of the year? By law, at the end of the year, a tax collector is
required to turn over unpaid bills for collection to Cumberland County Tax Claims Bureau where additional
charges will be added to the amount due.
-I have an address change, how do I notify you? Please call the office with your new address. You can also
fill out this form and mail it to P.O. Box 40 Boiling Springs, PA 17007. The post office will not forward tax
bills.
-I need to change the names on my tax bill due to marriage, divorce, or deceased spouse, etc., how do I do that? The names on the bill are taken from the original deed filed with the Cumberland County Recorder of Deeds
office. The tax collector is unable to update deed information. Please contact the Recorder of Deeds office
to see how this is done. The tax collector is able to update the tax bill address only to reflect the correct names,
this will not update the original deed. Please contact the tax collector to see how this is done. In terms of a deceased spouse, their name may remain on the tax bill if you so choose.
-Can I get a receipt? Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with payment and complete bill and a
receipt will be mailed.
-Do millage rates stay the same? The County, Township and School District vote on millage rates every year
so these rates are subject to change every year.
-How do I apply for the Homestead/Farmstead credit? To apply for the Homestead/Farmstead credit, please
call the Cumberland County Property Assessment Office at 717-24-6350 or click here to get information. The Homestead/Farmstead credit applies only to your school bill. The amount of credit changes yearly. The dates
for applying for this credit are December 15th through March 1st.
-Do you handle local income tax? No, the Cumberland County Tax Bureau collects these taxes. This office
collects the real estate taxes for Cumberland County (real estate and library), South Middleton Township (fire,
road tax, and parks and recreation) and South Middleton School District.
-How do I get a tax certification? Please mail or email your tax certification request. Please include the parcel
number, taxpayer's name and address, and the tax year needed. The tax certification fee is $20 per parcel
number for two-year certifications and $15 per parcel number per year beyond two-year certification fees.
Checks may be made payable to Jennifer L. Varner, Tax Collector. Tax certifications will be returned within
48 hours from receipt of request and payment. My physical address for overnight requests is 520 Park
Drive Boiling Springs, PA 17007. All other tax certification request should be sent to P.O. Box 40 Boiling
Springs, PA 17007.
-For South Middleton School District Tax Bills, can I change the installment amount being paid? No, the
installment amount cannot be changed. Once the first installment payment has been paid, the remaining two
installment payments must be paid at the amount indicated on the tax bill based on the date paid.
-For the South Middleton School District Tax Bills, can I pay more than one installment payment at a time?
Yes, after the first installment payment has been made, the remaining payments must now be installment
payments with the amount indicated on the installment coupons based on the date paid. You can pay
installment 2 and 3 at the same time at the amounts indicated on the coupon.
-Am I able to drop off payments at your office during non-office hours? Yes, there is a drop box at my office
you can use to drop off payments. There is also a drop box at the front door of the Township building for when the
Township building is closed.
-Where is my $5 per capita bill I used to pay? As of 2014, Cumberland County is no longer collecting this tax
and these bills are no longer mailed to the taxpayer.
-Who is the Deputy Tax Collector? Barbara Matter is the Deputy Tax Collector and will fill the role of tax
collector only if Jennifer Varner becomes incapacitated.
-What is this interim bill I received? Interim bills are sent when the assessed value of your property changes (for
example ,a new home is built). These interim bills "catch up" your taxes to the new assessed value. If your
taxes are escrowed, please contact your mortgage company to see if they will pay these interim bills. Please
indicate to the mortgage company that these are interim bills. Because interim bills are usually outside of the
normal billing cycle, mortgage companies are not aware of the bills unless you contact them and ask them to
pay them.