Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Earned Income Tax Reminder!
Just received a notification from The LaMott Group on Yahoo reminding me that the quarterly earned
income tax is due on July 31st! (I mailed mine in last week!)
Just in case you didn't know it is a quarterly tax that is due every 4 months and it is a tax levied on one's earned income.
When you submit your quarterly tax you have to pay a 1% tax on the money you have earned for the past three months! If it is already taken out of your paycheck then you should be fine - BUT it is best to call the township to make sure!
Monday, July 28, 2008
Property Taxes - Boy Are They High!
I saw a property tax bill for a property in Philadelphia and I can't believe the HUGE difference between the dollar amount of property taxes in Philadelphia as opposed to the dollar amount of property taxes in Cheltenham!
If my math is correct then Cheltenham's property taxes are TEN TIMES the amount of property taxes in Philadelphia!
Of course this doesn't take in account for the differences between the two properties being taxed. But I still don't see why the property tax should be so huge in Cheltenham township!
Actually residents of Cheltenham pay 2 taxes. I guess one could "officially be called the property tax and I believe that that one is the one that has the things like the sewer and other property-related things that go towards the property tax bill that the residents get.
The other is the school tax bill which is sometimes twice the amount of the property tax!
I do know that there is an organization that opposes such a high school tax and when I find out more about them I will post about them here.
What happens if you don't pay your property tax(es)? You lose your property!
Even Philadelphia has a more lenient stand towards this than Cheltenham Township does!
I'm sad to say that I know of neighbors who have lost their property just for this reason! And it is a very sad thing to report about - especially for the residents that have been living here for a very long time - only to lose their homes because of the high property taxes here!
If my math is correct then Cheltenham's property taxes are TEN TIMES the amount of property taxes in Philadelphia!
Of course this doesn't take in account for the differences between the two properties being taxed. But I still don't see why the property tax should be so huge in Cheltenham township!
Actually residents of Cheltenham pay 2 taxes. I guess one could "officially be called the property tax and I believe that that one is the one that has the things like the sewer and other property-related things that go towards the property tax bill that the residents get.
The other is the school tax bill which is sometimes twice the amount of the property tax!
I do know that there is an organization that opposes such a high school tax and when I find out more about them I will post about them here.
What happens if you don't pay your property tax(es)? You lose your property!
Even Philadelphia has a more lenient stand towards this than Cheltenham Township does!
I'm sad to say that I know of neighbors who have lost their property just for this reason! And it is a very sad thing to report about - especially for the residents that have been living here for a very long time - only to lose their homes because of the high property taxes here!
Philadelphia, PA: (Mar-13-08) A class action lawsuit was brought against the law firm of Portnoff Law Associates, by a group of Pennsylvania real property owners, alleging that they received delinquent tax communications from the law firm and were charged unauthorized fees, interest, penalties or attorney fees. Court records show that the case went to trial for ten days in September, 2007 and was handled before the Honorable Mark I. Bernstein. |
Sunday, July 13, 2008
I Just Renewed My Library Books Online!
With things going on I haven't been able to get to our local LaMott library. Actually I found out that its been some years since I have been there! But you have to face the fact that when things are going on in your life you can only do what you can do! Besides this gave me the most pleasant experience of re-visiting our local community library!
The LaMott Library
7420 Sycamore Ave.
La Mott, PA 19027
(215) 635-4419
The LaMott Free Library Website
Of course our library is located inside the community center.
7420 Sycamore Ave.
La Mott, PA 19027
(215) 635-4419
Hours of Operation
Monday, Wednesday: 3-8:30pm
Tuesday: 2-6pm
Thursday: 10am-6pm
Friday: 3-6pm
Saturday: 12-4pm
I have to admit that even though the LaMott library is smaller than the other libraries I would never go anywhere else unless I really HAD to! The library is packed and filled to the brims with books, tapes, newspapers and other kinds of publications! I just LOVE it there!
There are also computers that the residents can use during the library hours. You must sign in before you can use the computers but even that you can do via the computer!
On my last visit there I checked out some books and I didn't realize that the due date was coming so soon! They sent me an email to remind me that the due date was coming up and in the email it mentioned that I could renew my books online so I decided to try it out! It was quite fun and quite convenient to be able to renew my library books from home which at the time just happened to be on a Sunday (when the library is closed) and a very hot Sunday at that!
If you have not been to our local library then you do not know what you are missing!
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