​ ​Tax Information

Tax revenues provide funding for police protection, street repair and maintenance, recreation services, park maintenance, and capital improvement projects.

Homestead Exemption

Effective for 2020, Exeter Township has instituted a Homestead Exemption. Homestead exemptions reduce the tax burden on property owners by excluding a fixed dollar amount of the assessed value of a property. Owner-occupied properties used by their owner as a primary residence may qualify. Applications must be received by the Berks County Homestead Office by March 1st, 2019. Get your application here Blank 2018 Act1 document.pdf

Real Estate Tax

The Board of Supervisors approves the real estate millage rate for the Township as part of the annual budget approval process.

                                                      2019 MILLAGE RATE BREAKDOWN

* 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 3.470 mills and a $100,000 assessed value of a home, the tax rate would be:

                    .003470 x $100,000 = $347

Charles I. Diamond is the Township’s elected Tax Collector and is responsible for collecting Real Estate Taxes and Per Capita Taxes. Office hours vary and can be found on the tax bills.

                Contact info:

                                10 Fairlane Road

        PO Box 4216

                                Reading, PA 19606

                                (610) 779-8055

The County and Township real estate taxes are combined on one bill, which is mailed in March of each year. The taxing year for both entities is January 1 through December 31. Berks County’s 2019 tax rate is 7.657 mills.

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 $15 annually, with $10 sent to the School District and $5 sent to the Township. Per capita tax is collected by the Exeter Township Tax Collector, Charles I. Diamond.

Local Services Tax

A local services tax is paid by everyone working in the Township. Each working adult pays $52 annually, with $42 sent to the School District and $10 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.

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:

·         Retail, Services, or Rentals - 1.5 mills

·         Wholesale – 1 mill

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 info:

                             Tri-State Financial

       PO Box 38

                             Bridgeport, PA 19405

                             (610) 270-9520

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