Application for Homestead Exclusion - Montgomery County Property Tax Relief - MUST be filed by March 1st*    

                                                     Springfield Township   www.springfield-montco.org

                                                     School District of Springfield Townshiphttp://www.sdst.org

                                                     Montgomery Countyhttp://www.montcopa.org

                                                     Commissioner Doug Hellerhttp://www.hellerspringfield.com

                                                   *To qualify for the Homestead Exclusion, you must complete and file the application by March 1st stating that you are the                                                       homeowner and the property is YOUR PRIMARY RESIDENCE and that's it.  You do not need an application if you received                                                                    the Homestead Reduction last year.  If you look at your School tax bill from July 2010 you will see if it is there.                                                                   It is an automatic deduction on the bill - you do not receive a separate check.

For the 2011 -2012 School Tax year Springfield received $1,742,366.92.  We had 5472 property owners who each had $318.04 deducted from their School tax bill. 
For the 2010 -2011 School Tax year Springfield received $1,789,891.60.  We had 5452 property owners who each had $328.30 deducted from their School tax bill. 
For the 2009-2010 School Tax year Springfield received $1,787,865.22.  We had 5414 property owners who each had $330.23 deducted from their School tax bill. 
The amount  of the Homestead Reduction changes from year to year depending on two things:
1) the amount of the pool of money allocated to Springfield  Township School District by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and 
2) the number of property owners who qualify.                        Number 1 is divided by #2. 
There is no difference for age, income, value of house, etc.                Every property owner who qualifies has the same amount deducted from their bill.
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