Contact Info
Indiana County Chief Assessor
Frank E. Sisko Jr.
Deputy Director: Anna Bodnar
Solicitor: Michael J Supinka
Indiana County Tax Claim Bureau
Indiana County Courthouse, Second floor
825 Philadelphia St.
Indiana, PA 15701-3973
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4pm
Phone: (724) 465-3810
Closed Holidays
Welcome to the Tax Claim Bureau
The Tax Claim Bureau is responsible for the collection of delinquent school, municipal, and county real estate taxes and for conducting tax sales.
- The delinquent tax collector for Apollo-Ridge School District is Portnoff Law Associates. Contact the school district or the law office for information. The Indiana Tax Claim Bureau does not collect delinquent school taxes for this district.
The office maintains public records for all delinquent taxes and sales for historical and title examination purposes.
ANYONE HAVING OVERDUE TAXES SHOULD CONTACT THE TAX CLAIM OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO DISCUSS PAYMENT OPTIONS.
FORMS OF PAYMENT:
- CERTIFIED CHECKS
- MONEY ORDERS
- PERSONAL CHECKS -ACCEPTED FOR QUALIFYING TAXES ONLY.
- CASH - LIMITED TO $100.00.
- CREDIT/DEBIT CARD - ONLINE ONLY
- NO PHONE PAYMENTS.
CURRENT TAX YEAR PAYMENTS CANNOT BE MADE ON THIS SITE.
YOU MAY BE CHARGED A NONREFUNDABLE SERVICE FEE FOR MAKING CURRENT TAX PAYMENTS ON THIS SITE.
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COLLECTOR FOR ALL CURRENT TAXES.
- CALL FOR THE EXACT AMOUNT DUE AND/OR TO OBTAIN YOUR PARCEL NUMBER.
- PAYMENTS MADE AFTER 4:00PM, ON THE WEEKEND, OR ON HOLIDAYS WILL BE PROCESSED THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY. THESE TRANSACTIONS ARE NOT MONITORED.
- REFUNDS OR PAYMENT REVERSALS MADE BY 4:00PM ON THE SAME BUSINESS DAY ARE NOT CHARGED A SERVICE FEE.
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Indiana County is not responsible for such provisions and expressly disclaims any liability for them.
FAQs
Yes, CREDIT CARD payments can be made Online ONLY. Other acceptable forms of payments are certified funds, money orders, checks and cash limited to $100.00.
Yes. You may pay online with a credit card.
Yes. Payments may be made at any time in any amount until the time the claim is due in full. Formal payment contracts are offered only when a property is at least two years delinquent and approaching a tax sale deadline.
Lien certificates are issued the same day as the request for a fee of $5.00 per parcel. Payments can be made online by CREDIT CARD.
Delinquent per capita tax cannot be accepted at the Tax Claim bureau office. They can be accepted at Berkheimer, Statewide Recovery, and the Treasurer’s Office.
Occupation/Per Capita FAQs
It is a “Head Tax” that everyone 18 years of age and older are required to pay.
This tax is based on employment, but not all of Indiana County Municipalities and School Districts levy occupation taxes.
Contact your Tax Collector in your municipality. You are responsible for contacting your Tax Collector of any changes to your name, address, or occupation status. Where you live on January 1st of the year determines where you pay taxes at for the entire year.
Statewide Recovery is a Debt Collection service out of Sunbury, PA 17801. They are contracted by a taxing body to collect unpaid Per Capita/Occupation Taxes. Berkheimer is another Debt Collection service which is out of Lehigh Valley, PA 18002. They also collect unpaid Per Capita/Occupation Taxes.
*If you receive a notice from either one of these companies, you should contact them regarding any questions or payment.
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