Earned Income Tax (EIT)

Earned Income Tax Breakdowns

Effective February 1, 2003, Whitemarsh Township enacted a 0.5% EIT on residents and nonresidents of Whitemarsh Township.

Effective July 1, 2005, the Colonial School District enacted a 0.5% EIT on Whitemarsh Township residents and nonresidents.

Effective January 1, 2007, Whitemarsh Township enacted a 0.25% Open Space EIT used for the sole purpose of acquiring interest in real property and / or to pay debt service associated with the acquisition of real property for the purpose of preserving open space and agricultural lands.

The total combined rate (Whitemarsh Township and Colonial School District) of EIT for residents of Whitemarsh Township is 1.25% as of January 1, 2007. The total combined rate (Whitemarsh Township and Colonial School District) and open space of EIT for nonresidents of Whitemarsh Township is 1% as of July 1, 2005. The following are answers to frequently asked questions about the EIT. The township has engaged the services of Berkheimer Associates Inc. to serve as the township agent for the collection of this tax. Berkheimer can be reached at 1-800-360-8989 or online.

  1. When is the local tax bill due?
  2. Where do I pay the Colonial School District's Real Estate Tax bill?
  3. What is the Earned Income Tax?
  4. Who is taxable?
  5. If I am subject to the Philadelphia Wage Tax, must I also pay this tax?
  6. How will the Earned Income Tax be collected?
  7. Will I be notified when each tax installment is due?
  8. Is all income subject to the tax?
  9. Who must file a quarterly return?
  10. Who must file a final return?
  11. What happens if I do not pay or file the required returns?
  12. Must I file if I receive no taxable income?
  13. Which employers are required to withhold the tax from their employees?
  14. Must those subject to withholding do anything else?
  15. If my work status should change from an employer who as been withholding, to an employer in an area who does not withhold, what do I do?
  16. What happens if I overestimate or underestimate my income?
  17. Are non-residents taxable?
  18. Is there any minimum or maximum income or age group/
  19. Does Whitemarsh Township have an Earned Income Tax (EIT)?
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