Taxes
Taxing Bodies
Township property owners are subject to real estate taxes based on the "assessed" value of their property.
Real estate taxes consist of the three tax components set by the following taxing authorities and collected by the Elected Tax Collector:
- Solebury Township
Calendar Year - Current Year
Millage: 25.9102 - The New Hope-Solebury School District
Fiscal Year July 1 - June 30
Millage: 120.5104 - Bucks County
Calendar Year
Millage: 29.65
Total Millage - 176.0706
Currently, Solebury Township has one of the lowest overall real estate tax rates in the County.
Follow this link
Current Millage Rates for a listing of Bucks County Millage Rates.
Township and County tax bills are mailed to property owners on or before April 1.
School District tax bills mailed to property owners on or before August 1.
Elected Tax Collector
Laura Kim
Email: soleburytaxcollector@gmail.com
Website: https://soleburytaxcollector.org
PO Box 127
Solebury, PA 18963
267-614-2230
- Serves four years - began 01/01/2026.
- Prepares and issues tax bills.
- Collects all real estate taxes for the Township, County and School District.
The Board of Assessments of Bucks County is responsible for determining the assessed value of each property. For questions regarding individual property assessments or how to appeal assessments contact:
Board of Assessments
Doylestown Courthouse
Doylestown, Pa. 18901
215-348-6000
Visit their website: Board of Assessment
Act 57—Waiver of Additional Real Estate Taxes
Pennsylvania Act 57 of 2022 requires all municipalities that levy real estate taxes to adopt a resolution or ordinance directing their tax collector to implement its provisions. Townships will have from October 10, 2022, the law's effective date, until January 9, 2023, to adopt the resolution or ordinance. The Solebury Township Board of Supervisors adopted such a resolution at its Nov. 1, 2022, scheduled meeting.
Act 57 allows taxpayers who fail to receive a tax notice during their first year of occupancy to apply for a waiver from penalties and additional costs from the tax collector. The state Department of Community and Economic Development has created a standard waiver form for taxpayers.
Earned Income Tax and Local Services Tax
Solebury Township and the New Hope-Solebury School District each levy a one-half of one percent tax (for a total Earned Income Tax of 1%) on all earned income of Township residents and individuals who work in Solebury Township. Solebury Township residents whose total earned income and net profits from all sources for a specific calendar year is less than $5,000.00, are exempt from this tax (refer to Township Ordinance 191A, 12/04/2001 which can be found here. Earned Income Taxes (EIT) are collected by the Keystone Collections Group. Solebury Township residents falling under the exemption category should contact Keystone Collections Group with any questions. Employers having a place of business within the Township are required to register with Keystone.
Individuals who are either self-employed or employed outside of the Commonwealth of PA will also report and pay in their EIT to Keystone.
Visit Keystone's website for more information.
Local Services Tax
Township residents are also subject to a $52 per year Local Services Tax (LST). This is a local tax payable by all individuals who hold a job or profession in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This is a tax levied on wealth and incomes of all persons in gainful employment, self-employed and practicing professionals, self-employed artisans, business men/women and commercial farmers.
(Refer to Ordinance 2008-8, 12/16/2008 which can be found HERE.
Any person who earns less than $12,000 in earned income and net profits from all sources is exempt from this tax. Refer to the Ordinance for additional information.
Local Tax Returns are due the same date as Federal and State tax returns: April 15th.
The phone number for Keystone is 866-539-1100, their Business Hotline is 724-978-0328 Monday through Friday 8am-4pm.
Keystone Collections Group has opened a new phone line dedicated exclusively for taxpayer inquiries during the tax filing season:
1-866-539-1100
What is Earned Income?
Known as Act 511, the State law defines "taxable income". The provisions of Act 511 pertain to every resident of the state except those living in the City of Philadelphia, which is governed by separate regulations.
Taxable income is defined as:
- Salaries
- Wages
- Commissions
- Bonuses
- Tips
- Stipends
- Fees
- Incentive payments
Nontaxable income includes:
- Social Security Benefits
- Unemployment compensation
- Pensions
- Public assistance
- Death benefits
- Gifts
- Interest
- Dividends
- Capital gains
- Lottery winnings
- Payments from individual retirement programs such as Keogh, Tax Shelter Annuity, IRA and 401K.
This list is not all inclusive. For specific questions, contact Keystone Collections Group
