The Tamaqua Area School District is accepting assessed occupation tax exemption applications for the 2014-2015 academic year. The district release states that retired people and housewives with no earned income who have previously filed and application and have been approved for exemption need not file again unless their status has changed and they now have earned income. People who are disabled or who are 75 and have been notified by the district that they are exempt also do not have to file an application. Students who have turned 18 as of June 30, 2013, are responsible for the taxes unless they are exempted by application. Requests for exemption from the assessed occupation tax are due no later than March 1. Application forms are available at the , tax collectors’ offices, school district administration building, Tamaqua Public Library, Tamaqua Borough Hall and at all local post offices and banks.

Tax Rates in Effect for the 2013-2014 Fiscal Year
Real Estate Tax:                         33.36 mills
Per Capita Tax:                           10.00 dollars
Assessed Occupation Tax:        225.00 dollars
Occupation Privilege Tax:         5.00 dollars *
Earned Income Tax:                  1.00 percent *
Real Estate Transfer Tax:         1.00 percent *
* shared with other taxing authorities

For more information, call the district at (570) 668-2570. Their webpage is: http://www.tamaqua.k12.pa.us/domain/26.