Welcome to the Wilson School District Business Office webpage
ANNUAL TAX BILLING – On July 1, 2020, the Annual Real Estate and Per Capita tax bills were mailed to District taxpayers. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak that created hardship for many of our district property owners, the base/flat amount payment period for Real Estate Tax bills was extended one month to end on November 30, 2020. The penalty period began December 1 and ended December 31, 2020. This change applies to the 2020 Real Estate bills dated 7/1/2020 only and all other due dates and requirements remain the same. For more detailed information regarding your tax billings, please refer to the 2020 Annual Tax Information and Guidelines on the Wilson School District website under Business Office – Real Estate and Per Capita Tax Information.
**2020 Real Estate Tax Bills were mailed via USPS on July 1, 2020.**
MERCANTILE/BUSINESS PRIVILEGE TAX – To honor the extension for individuals announced by the IRS on tax filings and payments due May 17, 2021, the Wilson School District will be extending the Mercantile/Business Privilege Tax (MBPT) Annual 2020 Final/2021 Estimate Return deadline of April 15, 2021 for both filing the tax return and paying the tax, to May 17, 2021.
To reiterate: The Mercantile/Business Privilege Tax 2020 Final/2021 Estimate return filing and tax payment will be due (postmarked) on May 17, 2021. Penalty and Interest on late tax payments will begin to accrue on May 18, 2021.
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The Wilson School District is located in south central Berks County, adjacent to the City of Reading, the County Seat, thirty miles northeast of the City of Lancaster, fifty miles northwest of the City of Philadelphia and twenty-five miles east of the City of Lebanon. Covering 38.6 square miles, the School District serves the residents of the Townships of Lower Heidelberg and Spring, the Borough of Sinking Spring and a portion of the Borough of Wyomissing, north of U. S. Route 422. The School District is part of the Reading Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The population, according to the 2010 Federal Census, is 48,738.
For 2021-22, local revenues are primarily based on a 27.66 mill real estate levy, a $10 per capita tax, a $5 Local Services Tax, a .5% earned income tax, a .5% real estate transfer tax, a business privilege/mercantile tax based on a 1.5 mill levy on all retail, services and rental transactions, and a 1.0 mill levy on all wholesale transactions.
The District operates its own transportation fleet and collects its real estate and per capita taxes through Fulton Bank. The student population numbers are in excess of 6,000 and are supported by a budget of $119.9 million for the 2021-22 school year.
Wilson’s Business Office oversees the public services listed below. Each can be accessed by clicking on the following links, or you may call (610) 670-0180 followed by the extensions as listed:
Business Office Staff
Christine Schlosman, CPA (ext. 1112)
Chief Financial Officer
SchChr@wilsonsd.org
Joanne Beard, CPA (ext. 1145)
Controller
BeaJoa@wilsonsd.org
Jessica Schnettler (ext. 1130 )
Accounting Manager
SchJesl@wilsonsd.org
Angie Rutt (ext. 1117)
Tax Specialist
AccAng@wilsonsd.org
Valarie Noecker (ext. 1151)
Fiscal Services Specialist
NoeVal@wilsonsd.org
Linda Shaughnessy (ext. 3415)
Accountant
ShaLin@wilsonsd.org
Annette Smith (ext. 1155)
Accounts & Payroll Specialist
SmiAnn@wilsonsd.org
Nicholas Claytor (ext. 1146)
Accountant
ClaNic@wilsonsd.org
Taunya Arnold (ext. 1118)
Payroll Specialist
Jennifer Essig (ext. 1166)
Accounts Payable/Purchasing Specialist
EssJen@wilsonsd.org
Public Services
Business Privilege Tax (Ext. 1117)
Real Estate Tax (Ext. 1117)
Per Capita Tax (Ext. 1151 or Ext. 1117)
Census (Ext. 1151)