PRSD Approves a Property Tax Rebate Program
Tax Rebate Flyer
Rebate Resolution
PA 1000 - State Rebate Form
(2008 Form Won't Be Available Until January 1, 2009)
PA-1000 Available by Calling 1-800-362-2050

The Pine-Richland School Board approved a property tax rebate program for qualifying senior citizens, widows and widowers at its meeting November 11, 2008.

The program, which is effective for the calendar year 2008, stipulates that the filer must be a resident of Pine Township or Richland Township for all of 2008, have owned a home in Pine or Richland Township for all of 2008 and used it as his/her primary residence. The granting of a Homestead exemption by Allegheny County will be used to determine whether a residence is a filer’s primary residence. The filer must be classified as a senior citizen, widow or widower.

A senior citizen is defined as someone who is 65 years or older on December 31, 2008. For married taxpayers, only one spouse needs to be 65 years or older to qualify. A widow or widower is defined as someone whose spouse has passed away prior to 2008 and has not remarried in 2008 and is age 50 or older on December 31, 2008.

If the spouses are legally separated and living apart, only the income of the qualifying spouse is included in the eligibility income. To find out which items are used to calculate income for 2008.

If the filer meets all qualifying requirements, the maximum rebate is determined by the following table:

Taxes to be included in the definition of property taxes for this rebate program include 2008: Allegheny County Real Estate Taxes, Pine-Richland School District Real Estate Taxes, Richland Township Real Estate Taxes and/or Pine Township real Estate Taxes. These taxes must be paid prior to Dec. 31, 2008 to be included in the definition of property taxes. Any interest or penalties paid are excluded from the definition.

To receive a PRSD Property Tax Rebate, qualifying filers must submit a copy of their PA-1000 “Pennsylvania Property Tax Rebate Form” that was filed with the State of Pennsylvania including copies of all the documents that the state requires to be attached to the form (proof of income, age and payment of property taxes). You can download a copy of the PA 1000 PA Property Tax Rebate form by visiting http://www.revenue.state.pa.us/ptrr/cwp/view.asp?A=352&Q=280927 . Please note that the 2008 forms are not yet available on the state web page. Only the 2007 forms are available. You can call 1-800-362-2050 or check back after Jan. 1, 2009.

All forms and attachments should be mailed by June 30, 2009 to the:

Rebates will be issued after that date. Only one rebate will be issued per household and will not be issued if the Pine-Richland School District 2008 real estate tax has not been paid in full by December 31, 2008 and all prior years. The rebate is subject to other limitations and restrictions. Visit http://www.pinerichland.org/propertytaxrebate.pdf for details.

The Pine-Richland tax Rebate Program is in effect only for the calendar year 2008. A new resolution will have to be presented to and approved by the PRSD School Board to continue beyond the 2008 calendar year.

You can download a copy of the resolution by visiting: http://www.pinerichland.org/propertytaxrebate.pdf .

For more information, please contact the Pine-Richland School District Business Office at (724) 625-7773.