Berks Earned Income Tax Bureau
920 Van Reed Road
Wyomissing, PA 19610
Tel: 610-372-8439

The Tax Collector for Local Earned Income Tax
for most areas of Berks County, Pennsylvania

	Section A General Information	Section B Who must file	Section C School Districts and Municipalities	Section D Forms

General Information

Residents of Berks County, Pennsylvania need to file these Tax Returns: Federal Income Tax on Form 1040 to the I.R.S. Pennsylvania State Income Tax, using the PA-1040 form Local Earned Income Tax (School and Municipal), using the Form available here or from your Tax Preparer. and other taxes if they run a business or have special considerations. Only the taxes payable to Berks EIT are discussed on this website. Some School Districts and Municipalities in Berks County collect their own tax, or have a 3rd party agency collect the tax on their behalf. Berks E.I.T. Bureau collects the Earned Income Tax for the taxing bodies listed below. If your School District or municipality is not listed below, contact your local municipal office for any questions or advice.

This website can provide you the instructions and the form to file your Local Earned Income Tax if your school district or municipality is listed below.

Who Must File			Every Resident of: Antietam School District Brandywine Heights Area School District Conrad Weiser School District Daniel Boone School District Exeter School District Fleetwood School District Governor Mifflin School District Hamburg School District Muhlenberg School District Kutztown School District Oley Valley School District Schuylkill Valley School District Tulpehocken Area School District Wilson School District Wyomissing Area School District and having earned income, shall file a return with this Bureau on or before April 15, 2009 showing all taxable earned income from Jan 1 through Dec 31 of 2008. Part-year residents shall file a Tax Return to declare only the earnings and tax withheld while residing within our taxing jurisdiction.
Important Item >			If no income was earned, this form must be returned stating the reason on line 6. Some possible reasons are: "Retired", "Student", "Disabled", Public Assistance", etcetera.
Important Item >			Note: Non-taxable income is not reported on the form. Non-taxable income is defined as: Old age benefits, retirement income, alimony receipts, sickness or disability benefits from insurance, capital gains or losses, active duty military pay or bonuses, income from stocks and trusts, rent from "investment" ownership, death benefits, proceeds from life insurance policies, gifts and bequests, interest, dividends, public assistance, unemployment compensation, Subchapter "S" net profits, gambling winnings, and meals and lodging for employer's convenience.

These school districts and municipalities are under our jurisdiction.
If yours is not listed, contact them directly.

Municipal Members

Antietam School District     06533 - Lower Alsace Twp.     06540 - Mt. Penn Borough      Brandywine Heights Area School District     06517 - District Twp.     06532 - Longswamp Twp.     06552 - Rockland Twp.     06563 - Topton Borough      Conrad Weiser Area School District     06524 - Heidelberg Twp     06537 - Marion Twp.     06542 - North Heidelberg Twp.     06554 - South Heidelberg Twp.     06999 - Squire Hill     06551 - Robesonia Borough     06570 - Wernersville Borough     06573 - Womelsdorf Borough      Daniel Boone Area School District     06503 - Amity Twp.     06566 - Union Twp. (Daniel Boone School . . . . . . . . . .District's share only)     06509 - Birdsboro Borough      Exeter Township School District     06520 - Exeter Twp.     06559 - St. Lawrence Borough      Fleetwood Area School District     06521 - Fleetwood Borough     06536 - Maidencreek Twp.     06549 - Richmond Twp.      Governor Mifflin School District     06511 - Brecknock Twp.     06516 - Cumru Twp.     06527 - Kenhorst Borough     06539 - Mohnton Borough     06555 - Shillington Borough      Hamburg Area School District     06523 - Hamburg Borough     06546 - Perry Twp.     06556 - Shoemakersville Borough     06560 - Strausstown Borough     06562 - Tilden Twp.     06567 - Upper Bern Twp.     06565 - Upper Tulpehocken Twp.     06572 - Windsor Twp.

Kutztown Area School District     06501 - Albany Twp.     06522 - Greenwich Twp.     06528 - Kutztown Borough     06531 - Lenhartsville Borough     06535 - Lyons Borough     06538 - Maxatawny Twp.      Muhlenberg School District     06529 - Laureldale Borough     06541 - Muhlenberg Township      Oley Valley School District     06502 - Alsace Twp.     06543 - Oley Twp.     06547 - Pike Twp.     06553 - Ruscombmanor Twp.      Schuylkill Valley School District     06506 - Bern Twp.     06513 - Centerport Borough     06514 - Centre Twp.     06530 - Leesport Borough     06544 - Ontelaunee Twp.      Tulpehocken Area School District     06507 - Bernville Borough     06508 - Bethel Twp.     06526 - Jefferson Twp.     06545 - Penn Twp.     06564 - Tulpehocken Twp.      Wilson School District     06534 - Lower Heidelberg Twp.     06558 - Spring Twp.     06557 - Sinking Spring Borough     06576 - Wyomissing Borough *Taxpayers in the Berkshire Heights area are residents of the Borough of Wyomissing and the Wilson School District. Wyomissing Area School District     06568 - West Reading Borough     06574 - Wyomissing Borough

Taxpayer Rights

A written explanation of the taxpayer's rights are available as a result of any audit, enforcement, refund or collection of local taxes (taxes collected by Berks E.I.T. Bureau) by writing to the Bureau at the above mailing address.

Forms		Taxpayers and Tax Preparers may obtain Official Tax Forms here: 2008 Tax Return, with instructions and worksheet - as .PDF file 2009 Estimated Payment Return, with instructions and worksheet - as .PDF file Amended Tax Return for 2008 - as printable .PDF file Previous Years: 2008 Estimated Payment Return, with instructions and worksheet - as .PDF file 2007 Tax Return, with instructions and worksheet - as .PDF file 2007 Estimated Payment Return, with instructions and worksheet - as .PDF file 2006 Tax Return, with instructions and worksheet - as printable .PDF file 2005 Tax Return, with instructions and worksheet - as printable .PDF file        Amended Returns for prior years: If you need to file an amended return for a prior tax year, here are the forms: Amended Tax Return for 2007 - as printable .PDF file Amended Return for 2006 - as printable .PDF file (see 2006 Amended Attachment) Amended Return for 2004 and 2005 - as printable .PDF file

	Taxpayers have until April 15, 2009 to file their 2008 Individual Earned Income Tax Return
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