Montgomery County District Ballot Questions

Abington

Do you favor imposing a 0.8% personal income tax? The revenue generated from the increased tax rate will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential property by an estimated amount of $592 for the 2007-08 school year. The current earned income tax rate is 0.5%.

Presently the school district does not assess a personal income tax. If a personal income tax is approved, the existing 0.5% earned income tax will be converted to a personal income tax in a revenue-neutral manner for a total of a 1.2% personal income tax.

Boyertown Area

Do you favor converting the Boyertown Area School District's current earned income tax of .5% to a personal income tax of 1.6%? The revenue generated from the PIT will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential property by an estimated $826 in the first year and approximately $1,180 in subsequent years. The PIT will replace the revenue from the school district's current EIT. The current EIT is 1%, of which the district receives .5%.

Bryn Athyn

Do you favor the Bryn Athyn Borough School District imposing a 0.2% personal income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce real estate taxes on qualified residential properties by $248.

Cheltenham

Do you favor imposing an additional 1% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the increased tax rate will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential property by an estimated amount of $394 for the 2007-08 school year and an estimated $563 in subsequent years. The current earned income tax rate for the school district is .5%.

Colonial

Do you favor your school district imposing an additional 0.6% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the increased tax rate will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties and qualified farm buildings by approximately $542 in the 2007-08 school year and an estimated $571 in subsequent school years.

Currently, the school district collects an earned income tax at the rate of .5% in all municipalities. Local municipalities also collect earned income tax rates that range from .5% to .75%, for a total current earned income tax rate that varies from 1.0% to 1.25%.

Hatboro-Horsham

Do you favor your school district imposing an additional 1% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings by approximately $863. The current school district earned income and net profit tax rate is .5%, and the current combined municipal/school district rate is 1%.

Jenkintown

Do you favor imposing an additional 1% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the increased tax rate will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential property by an estimated amount of $313 (for the 2007-2008 school year, and an estimated $511 in subsequent years). The current earned income tax rate for the school district is 1%.

Lower Merion

Do you favor imposing an additional 1% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the increased tax rate will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential properties by an estimated $283 in Year 1, and an estimated $808 in Year 2 and beyond. The current earned income rate is 0%.

Lower Moreland Township

Do you favor imposing an additional 1% earned income tax for Lower Moreland Township School District? The revenue generated from the increased tax rate will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties approximately up to $360 in the first year, potentially rising up to $601 in subsequent years. The current school district earned income tax rate is 0.5%, and the current combined municipal/school district rate is 1%.

Methacton

Do you favor increasing the Methacton School District's earned income tax from 0.5% to 1.5%, a rate increase of 1%? The revenue generated from the increased tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential properties and qualified farm properties by an estimated $641 for the first year and an estimated $986 for each year thereafter.

Norristown Area

Do you favor the Norristown Area School District imposing an additional 1.5% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the increased tax rate will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties and farm buildings by approximately $527 in the first year, and $753 in subsequent years.

The current school district earned income tax rate is .5%, and the current combined municipal/school district rate is between 1% and 2.1%, depending on the municipality in which the taxpayer resides.

North Penn

Do you favor your school district imposing an additional 1.1% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings by approximately $961.

The current school district earned income and net profit tax rate is .5%, and the current combined municipal/school district rate is between 1% and 1.25% depending on the municipality in which the taxpayer resides.

Perkiomen Valley

Do you favor your school district imposing an additional 1% earned income tax? Revenue generated from the increased tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential properties and farm buildings by approximately $506 in 2007-2008 and $737 in subsequent school years.

Currently, the school district collects EIT at the rate of 0.5%. Local municipalities collect EIT at rates that range from 0.5% to 0.75%, for total current rates between 1% to 1.25%.

Pottsgrove

Do you favor Pottsgrove School District imposing an additional 1% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the increased rate will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties and farm buildings by approximately $489 (year 1) - $699 thereafter.

The current school district earned income tax rate is .5%, and the current combined municipal/school district rate ranges from 1% to 1.25%.

Pottstown

Do you favor an additional 1% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the increased tax rate will be used to reduce property taxes on qualified residential properties by an estimated $609. The current earned income tax rate is .5% for the district and .5% for the borough.

(For qualified residential properties, Homestead/Farmstead application must be filed and accepted by the county's Assessment Office.)

Souderton Area

Do you favor the Souderton Area School District imposing an additional 1% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the increased tax rate will be used to reduce school district taxes on qualified residential properties by an estimated $612. The current school district earned income tax rate is .5%.

Springfield Township

Do you favor imposing an additional 1% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the increased tax rate will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential property by an estimated amount of $424 for the 2007-08 school year and an estimated $653 in subsequent years. The current earned income tax rate for the school district is .5%.

Spring-Ford Area

Do you favor reducing taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties by imposing an additional 0.9% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the increased tax rate will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential properties by approximately $600. The current earned income tax rate is 0.5%, and the current combined municipal/school district rate is 1%. The new combined municipal/school district rate would be 1.9%.

Upper Dublin

Do you favor imposing an additional 1% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the increased tax rate will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential property by an estimated amount of $587 for the 2007-08 school year and an estimated $903 in subsequent years. The current earned income tax rate for the school district is .5%.

Upper Merion Area

Do you favor your school district imposing a .6% personal income tax, which would allow the school district to tax all your income currently subject to the PA income tax? The revenue generated from this personal income tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties and qualified farm buildings by approximately $295 in the 2007-2008 school year and approximately $590 in subsequent years.

Upper Moreland

Do you favor the Upper Moreland School District increasing the earned income tax by 0.5%? The revenue generated from the increased tax will be used to reduce property taxes on qualified owner-occupied properties by a projected minimum of $236. The current combined municipal/school district earned income tax rate is 1%. The proposed increase will increase the combined municipal/school district earned income tax rate to 1.5%.

Upper Perkiomen

Do you favor imposing an additional 1% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the increased tax rate will be used to reduce taxes on qualified residential property by an estimated amount of $450. The current school district earned income tax rate is 0.5%, and the current combined municipal/school district rate is 1%.

Wissahickon

Do you favor your school district imposing an additional 0.7% earned income tax? The revenue generated from the tax will be used to reduce taxes on qualified owner-occupied residential properties and on qualified farm buildings by approximately $870. The current school district earned income and net profit tax rate is 0.5%, and the current combined municipal/school district rate is 1%.