Paying Real Estate Taxes

Full payments should be mailed to one of the addresses below. Please be advised that if you put your tax payment in the mail and we do not receive the payment for any reason, we cannot allow a discount or waive any penalties that may become due.

Keystone Collections Group
Real Estate Tax Payment
PO Box 505
Irwin PA 15642-0505

Overnight Address: Same as above

Keystone Collections Group has a Payment Drop Box located at:

Chester County Intermediate Building
455 Boot Road
Downingtown PA 19335

If you don't receive your tax bill by July 15th, please call Keystone Collection Group at (724)978-0300 Monday through Friday between 8am and 4pm ET.

or contact Keystone Collection Group on their website keystonecollects.com

Yes. This is not to be confused with making unauthorized partial payments. The only acceptable payments will be printed on your tax bill. If you choose to pay in installments, refer to "Taxpayer Election of Installment Payment Option" on the back of the bill.

Yes. There is a credit/debit payment option available. Pay your tax bill in minutes using Keystone's online service. Get started at Pay.KeystoneCollects.com                                                                         

There is no additional cost to pay through an online transfer from your bank account. You may also pay by using Apple Pay, Google Pay, or by credit card. A 2.5% bank processing fee ($0.50 minimum) applies to these credit payment options. You must have an invoice number to pay online.

When you make certain improvements to your property, Chester County Board of Assessment may make an assessment change for your property. It will notify the School District of the additional assessment and the effective date of the change. The District's tax office will bill for that additional assessment separately until the County provides the full assessment (including the improvement) for your regular tax bill.

No. Occasionally, a tax bill is returned to us because it is undeliverable. When a bill is returned, we re-check the address and send a duplicate. If you do not receive your tax bill by the 15th of July, call the tax office at (724)978-0300

Check with your mortgage company to be sure that they paid taxes on the correct parcel. Ask them if the check has been cashed. If the company continues to believe the bill was paid, ask them to call Keystone Collections Group at (724) 978-0300 and they we will help confirm that your contact at the company has the address and parcel number. If your company uses a tax service, ask if the payment was returned. Ask the mortgage company or the tax service to provide a copy (front and back) of the canceled check.

https://www.revenue.pa.gov/IncentivesCreditsPrograms/PropertyTaxRentRebateProgram/Pages/default.aspx

The Pennsylvania legislature enacted a law that expanded the Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) program to give more Pennsylvanians a rebate and increase the amount of the rebates.

The rebate program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 and older; widows and widowers age 50 and older; and people with disabilities age 18 and older. The income limit is $45,000 a year for homeowners and $45,000 annually for renters, and half of Social Security income is excluded.

The maximum standard rebate is $1,000.

The Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program is one of five programs supported by the Pennsylvania Lottery. Since the program’s 1971 inception, the Property Tax Rent Rebate has delivered more than $8 billion.

The program is funded by the Pennsylvania Lottery. 

Title companies generally pro-rate the taxes between buyer and seller at the time of settlement. If the taxes are already paid, the buyer will reimburse you for the number of days left in the tax year. If the taxes are not paid, they are collected at settlement. If, at the time of settlement, you already paid in discount, it will benefit you and the buyer.

The District is not empowered to make this change. Taxpayers should call the Chester County Board of Assessment at (610) 344-6105 for information about making this change.

The school budget is compiled over a period of months beginning each fall, with final budget approval by the Board of School Directors in June. Dates and times of budget workings and meetings are posted on the T/E School District web site and in local newspapers. All budget meetings are open to the public. Click here for the budget section of the T/E School District web site.

The Chester County Board of Assessment places an assessment value on your property. The school district sets a mill rate (an amount of tax paid on every $1000 assessment) according to budget needs. Your tax bill is a calculation of the assessment and the mill rate.

There are many factors including the rising costs of goods and services and increases in enrollment. The budget process is long and complicated, but a great deal of information is available to the public at meetings, on the District web site and through the newspapers.

The State determines funding sources for schools. At the present time, property owners are responsible for funding schools. The current process benefits the entire community through the appreciation of your property value.

The code number for Tredyffrin/Easttown School District is 15780.

Requests for 2024 are to be sent to Keystone Collections Group PO Box 505 Irwin PA 15642. 

Requests for 2023 and prior are to be sent to the T/E School District Tax Department, 940 West Valley Road, Suite 1700, Wayne, PA, 19087 with a $50.00 check payable to the T/E School Tax Collector. The request should include the owner name, property address and parcel number. The District emails the certifications, so a current email address should also be provided with the request. The certification includes the current tax year and three previous years.

Keystone Collections Group charges $5.00 for a duplicate bill. Checks are payable to the Keystone Collections Group and must be mailed to the Tax Department. If the bill is requested ahead of time so that it can be included with payment, then the bill copy and check should be mailed to:

Keystone Collections Group 
PO BOX 505
Irwin PA 15642

If a check is sent in without a bill, the $5.00 duplicate bill fee is to be included with the payment and sent to the tax department. 

Change of Mailing Address for Tax Billing