Yes, but you must register by July 31. By paying in installments, you forfeit the 2% discount. The net amount of your taxes will be due in three equal payments on August 31, September 30, and October 31. To register to pay in installments, email your name, address, phone number and parcel number to taxoffice@ucfsd.net or call 610-347-0970 x3321 by the deadline. You will receive a letter and payment coupons in early August. If the final installment payment is not received by October 31, the penalty amount less any installment payments made is due. All taxes not paid in full by December 31 are turned over to the tax claim bureau. You need to register each year you plan to use the installment plan option.

Mail your installment payments and the appropriate installment coupon to:

Include a copy of the coupon and a self-addressed stamped envelope for return of the receipt.

Notes: 

• There is a minimum $20 service charge for checks returned for any reason.
• Post-dated checks will not be accepted.
• Mailed payments must have a U.S. Post Office Postmark indicating mailing by the due date. 
• If the final installment payment is not received by October 31, the penalty amount less any installment payments made is due.

Bring a check or cash and your tax bill to any Pennsylvania branch of Fulton Bank during regular banking hours. For branch locations and hours, visit FultonBank.com. Payments will not be accepted at any Unionville-Chadds Ford District school or office building.

Checks should be made payable to “Unionville-Chadds Ford School District”.

Present the entire bill at the time of payment and the bank will provide a receipt of payment.

Notes:

• There is a minimum $20 service charge for checks returned for any reason.
• Post-dated checks will not be accepted.

Mail your payment and remittance copy of your tax bill to:

Checks should be made payable to “Unionville-Chadds Ford School District”.

Include the taxpayer copy of your tax bill and a self-addressed stamped envelope for return of the receipt.

Notes: 

• There is a minimum $20 service charge for checks returned for any reason.
• Post-dated checks will not be accepted.
• Mailed payments must have a U.S. Post Office Postmark indicating mailing by the due date. 
• If you pay the incorrect amount or there is an issue with your check, your check will be returned which could result in you missing the discount period or owing the penalty amount.

Your remittance copy of your tax bill must be included with your payment. Contact the tax office at taxoffice@ucfsd.net or 610-347-0970 x3321 to request a duplicate copy.

Visit www.OfficialPayments.com. Click on “Real Estate Taxes” under the “Local Payments” heading. Select “Pennsylvania” for the state or territory, “Unionville-Chadds Ford School District” for the payment entity and “Real Estate Tax” for the payment type. Click on the “Make a Payment” button.

When entering your parcel number, omit spaces and if the number is too long, omit the last digit. Credit card transactions incur a percentage fee and electronic checks incur a flat fee. Fees will be displayed before you enter payment information. Once submitted, you should receive a confirmation email. Check your spam mail if you do not receive it in your inbox.

Mail a check made payable to “Unionville-Chadds Ford School District” along with the remittance copy of your tax bill, to:

Interim tax bills cannot be paid at any Unionville-Chadds Ford School District school or office building or at any Fulton Bank.

Include the taxpayer copy of your tax bill and a self-addressed stamped envelope for return of the receipt.

Notes: 

• There is a minimum $20 service charge for checks returned for any reason.
• Post-dated checks will not be accepted.
• Mailed payments must have a U.S. Post Office Postmark indicating mailing by the due date. 
• If you pay the incorrect amount or there is an issue with your check, your check will be returned, which could result in you missing the discount period or owing the penalty amount.

• Checks presented at a Fulton Bank location should clear in 3 business days. 
• Checks mailed to Fulton Bank along with the remittance copy of the tax bill should clear in 10 business days. It will take longer if the remittance copy of the tax bill was not included.
• Checks mailed to the District Office should clear in 14 business days. 
• Bank checks mailed to Fulton Bank should clear in 3-4 weeks. We recommend mailing bank checks to 740 Unionville Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348 to the attention of the Tax Office to clear sooner.

If your check was mailed and there was an issue with it, every effort will be made to contact you to resolve the issue in a timely manner, but you may miss out on the discount or owe the penalty.

It is the taxpayer’s responsibility to make sure tax bills are received and paid. If you are expecting a tax bill and do not receive one within the first two weeks of July, contact the tax office at taxoffice@ucfsd.net or 610-347-0970 x3321 for a duplicate copy.

Act 57 requires tax collectors to waive the imposition of penalties, interest and other charges previously imposed for the late payment of real estate taxes in certain limited instances. Act 57 was intended to remedy the situation when a new property owner does not receive a real estate tax bill and only learns of the real estate taxes owed through a delinquency notice. 

In order for a taxpayer to take advantage of relief under Act 57, the taxpayer must complete and sign form DCED-CLGS-70 titled Request for Waiver of Additional Charges Form within 12 months of acquiring a property. To be considered for the waiver, the taxpayer must prove their acquisition and ownership of the taxed property, sign an affirmation statement stating the real estate tax bill for the property was not received by the taxpayer and pay the entire amount of the face value of the real estate taxes owed on the property at the time the waiver form is submitted. All waiver forms and support must be emailed to taxoffice@ucfsd.net or mailed to Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, Attn: Tax Office, 740 Unionville Rd, Kennett Square, PA 19348. Any questions on the status of a submitted form, email taxoffice@ucfsd.net or call 610-347-0970 x3321. An approved waiver will waive penalties and interest but not honor the discount amount.

No, failure to receive a tax bill does not entitle you to a discount or remission of penalty on taxes.

Contact the tax office at taxoffice@ucfsd.net or 610-347-0970 x3321 to request a duplicate copy.

Tax bills are only mailed to the last known postal address of the taxpayer. Tax bills are not mailed to mortgage companies, but the UCFSD Tax Office works with several tax servicing companies who may obtain tax billing information for your property. Contact your mortgage company to find out if you need to forward your bill to them for payment.

Yes. Provide the remittance copies of all the tax bills being paid along with the payment.

A majority of tax bills are paid by mortgage companies in the last week of August. You can reach out to the tax office to confirm if payment has been received. Email taxoffice@ucfsd.net with your name, address, and parcel number for the quickest response. Otherwise, call 610-347-0970 x3221.

Check with your mortgage company to be sure that they paid taxes on the correct parcel. Ask them if the check has been cashed. If the company continues to believe the bill was paid, ask them to contact the UCFSD Tax Office at 610-347-0970 x3321.

If you no longer own the property, please return the bill to the UCFSD Tax Office at 740 Unionville Rd, Kennett Square, PA 19348, indicating that the property was sold.

Title companies generally pro-rate the taxes between buyer and seller at the time of settlement. If the taxes are already paid, the buyer will reimburse you for the number of days left in the tax year. If the taxes are not paid, they are collected at settlement. If, at the time of settlement, you already paid in discount, it will benefit you and the buyer.

Qualified seniors and permanently disabled citizens can visit the Pennsylvania Tax/Rent Rebate Program website to determine if they qualify for a rebate.

If you do not pay your tax bill by December 31, you will receive a letter from the Chester County Tax Claim Bureau or Delaware County Tax Claim Bureau with payment options.

Complete a change of address form for the appropriate county. Submitting a change of address form will change the mailing address of your county and township tax bills as well. 

• Chester County Change of Mailing Address form
• Delaware County Change of Mailing Address form

The code for Unionville-Chadds Ford School District is 15850.

Contact the assessment office for the appropriate county.

• Chester County Assessment Office 
• Delaware County Assessment Office

Contact the assessment office for the appropriate county.

• Chester County Assessment Office 
• Delaware County Assessment Office

A written tax certification is $10 per year/per parcel for non-residents. If an emailed certification is acceptable, indicate that on your request and it will be emailed to the address provided. If you want the tax certification to be mailed back to you, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope. If a return envelope is not provided, the certification will be emailed. There is no charge for verbal tax information.

Mail your requests and fee due to:

Unionville-Chadds Ford School District
Attn: Tax Office
740 Unionville Rd
Kennett Square, PA 19348

The interim tax bill will say “INTERIM REAL ESTATE TAX BILL ENCLOSED” on the front. Once opened, the tax bill will be printed on yellow paper and say “INTERIM REAL ESTATE TAX BILL” at the top.

Interim taxes are levied under ACT 544 of 1953 (Section 677.1) on the increase in assessed valuations of property as a result of construction or improvements to that property and are in addition to your annual bill. The county assessment office mails you a letter informing you of the increase and to expect an interim tax bill.

Interim tax bills are only mailed to the last known postal address of the taxpayer. Contact your mortgage company to find out if they will pay your interim tax bill.

There are three payment periods based on when you are billed. The discount amount is due if the interim tax bill is paid within two months of issue. The net amount is due if paid in the two months following the discount period. After that time, the penalty amount is due. 

If an interim tax bill is issued in January-June, taxes not paid by December 31 of the same year are turned over to the tax claim bureau. Otherwise, interim taxes not paid by December 31 of the following year are turned over to the tax claim bureau.

To find out if you have an outstanding interim tax bill, email the UCFSD Tax Office at taxoffice@ucfsd.net with your name, address, phone number, and parcel number or call 610-347-0970 x3321.

The interim tax bill is calculated by taking the assessment increase provided by the county assessment office multiplied by the millage rate (1 mill is equivalent to $1 of tax for each $1,000 of property) multiplied by the number of months effective during the tax year. The time period on which the interim billing is based begins when the improvements are completed or, in the case of new construction,  the certificate of occupancy date, and is calculated based on the District’s fiscal year which begins July 1 and ends June 30. 

For example, $20,000 increase assessed value effective January 1: $20,000 / $1,000 * 6/12 = $10 per mill

2024 Chester County Interim Tax Bill: $10 per mill x 32.61 millage rate = $326.10

2024 Delaware County Interim Tax Bill: $10 per mill x 18.57 millage rate = $185.70

No, failure to receive a tax bill does not entitle you to a discount or remission of penalty on taxes.

If an improvement was made effective before July 1 and after annual tax bills were mailed, an interim tax bill for the previous tax year and current tax year will be mailed.