Mills are used to determine how much money you owe in property taxes. 1 mill means that you owe $1 for every $1,000 of the assessed value of your property.

So, if the tax rate is 4 mill and your property is assessed at $80,000 you would owe $320 per year in real estate taxes:

($80,000/$1,000) = 80
80×$4 = $320

Use this Millage Table to estimate how much your taxes are - just enter the assessed value.

Please write check payable to Heather Clawson, Tax Collector for the exact tab amount due and mail to: P.O. Box 328, New Stanton, PA 15672 Payments are accepted by Check or Money Order ONLY [no cash] and must be received and/or postmarked by the due date.

A separate check is required for each property tax as listed:

1. County-Local payments
2. School payments
3. Each Supplemental Tax Payment

Important Notes:

• If you elect to receive a paid receipt, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope

• Property tax payments not received and/or post-marked by December 31st are turned over to Westmoreland County as required.

• All property tax notices are mailed to the property owner’s address as listed on County Tax Records. Please promptly notify Westmoreland County Tax Office of address changes using this form.

• If your property is mortgaged with an escrow account, please promptly send or deliver any tax notices you receive to your financial institution and monitor for payment. This method best informs and protects the property owner.

When requesting/paying property tax without a copy of a tax notice, a tax duplicate fee of $5.00 per parcel payable to Heather Clawson applies.

Please remit separate checks for:

1. County-Local Tax Payments

2. School Tax Payments

3. Each Supplemental Tax Payment

4. Duplicate Tax Notice Fee

For your convenience, financial institutions may pay multiple property taxes by category using one check, so long as a list in provided itemizing the property owner name, parcel ID, address, and amount of payment.

Please make sure to verify that the payment is correct and the check totals are correct.

It is highly suggested that financial institutions send in tax payments two weeks before the due date. This allows time to correct any possible issue in the event of a discrepancy.

Tax Certifications are $20 and must be paid by check made payable to Heather Clawson. When requesting a Tax Certification, please submit a written request along with your payment that includes the following:

• Property Owner(s)

• Property Address

• Control #

• Map #

• Parcel #

• Name of proposed buyer (if applicable)

• Contact information (including name, address, phone number, and email address)

Important Notes:

1. Requests must be received and paid for at least 10 days in advance to ensure you receive the information in time for closing. No exceptions.

2. Including an email address can expedite urgent requests

3. If submitting request by email, you must include a copy of the $20 check that you will then send in the mail to Heather Clawson at P.O. Box 328, New Stanton, PA 15672

4. If submitting request by mail, send both the request and the check to Heather Clawson at P.O. Box 328, New Stanton, PA 15672

For the real estate tax levied by the School District, other than interim real estate tax, taxpayers may elect an installment payment option under the following rules: 

• Installment Payment Dates: A taxpayer electing the installing payment option may pay the real estate tax in three (3) equal installment payments of one-third (1/3) of the full tax amount. The installments are due on or before September 30, October 31 and November 30 of the year which the tax is levied. Any installments not paid by these dates is delinquent.

• Taxpayer election of Installment payment option: Payment of the first installment by September 30 will constitute taxpayer election to pay tax installments. Installment payment is permitted only if the taxpayer elects by paying the first installment in full by September 30. If the taxpayer fails to meet this requirement, the full amount of the real estate tax is due on or before November 30 and the real estate is delinquent if not paid on or before November 30.

• No Discount: No discount applies to installment payments.

• Penalty on delinquent installments: If a taxpayer makes the first installment payment by September 30 and fails to pay in full any subsequent installment by the due date, the installment not paid by the due date is delinquent and a penalty will be added to the tax in the amount of ten percent [10%] of the amount of the installment not paid by the installment due date, without regard to any partial payment of the installment.

• Effective date: This plan became effective July 1, 2012 and will continue in effect thereafter for the real estate taxes levied for the school year beginning July 1, 2012 and for real estate taxes levied for future tears until amended or repealed.

The Deadline to file Annual and Exemption Appeal Applications is August 1st of each year for following (next) year's property taxes.  Applications may be downloaded from Westmoreland County’s website HERE.

Please complete, sign, and date the application prior to mailing or bringing it in person. Faxes and emails are NOT ACCEPTED.

You may call the Tax Assessment Office at 724-830-3409 to have the application mailed to you.
Office hours are weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Rules of the appeal procedure are available on the website and are sent with the Appeal Application.

File by August 1st each year appealing the next years property taxes.

Mail To:                   Tax Assessment Office
                                Attn: Appeals
                                40 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite # 440
                                Courthouse Extension Building
                                Greensburg, PA 15601

Tax Certification: $20 per parcel, paid in advance

Tax Duplicate: $5 per parcel / per Tax Type, paid in advance

Return Item Deposit Fee: $20, plus reimbursement of Bank Service Fee assessed

Make checks out to Heather Clawson.

Note: Requests for Tax Certifications and Tax Duplicates must be received and paid for at least 10 days in advance to ensure you receive the information in time for closing. No exceptions.

Per Capita Tax (Hempfield School)
Keystone Collections
546 Wendel Rd, Irwin PA 15642
866-539-1100

Local Services Tax (LST) - Westmoreland County Residents Only
Keystone Collections
546 Wendel Rd, Irwin PA 15642
866-539-1100

Earned Income Tax
Berkheimer
50 N 7th St, Bangor PA 18013
610-588-0965