Welcome to the Wilson School District Business Office webpage
**Due to the COVID-19 outbreak and to honor the 90-day extension announced by the IRS on tax filings and payments due April 15, 2020, the Wilson School District will be extending the Mercantile/Business Privilege Tax (MBPT) Annual 2019 Final/2020 Estimate Return deadline of April 15, 2020 for 90 days, for both filing the tax return and paying the tax, to July 15, 2020. The minimum required payment of 2020 estimated taxes shall be reduced to no less than 75% of the 2019 tax. Taxpayers who have filed and paid the required 2020 estimated tax (100% of their 2019 tax liability) may request a maximum refund of 25% of the estimated tax paid. A Request for Refund can be found under the MBPT section. Please note that the MBPT return can be filed and paid online. Please refer to the “MBPT online filing option” for instructions on the Business Office page of the District website.
Please note: The District Tax Office will be closed to the public during the time period the District is closed.
To reiterate: The Mercantile/Business Privilege Tax 2019 Final/2020 Estimate return filing and tax payment will be due (postmarked) on July 15, 2020. Penalty and Interest on late tax payments will begin to accrue on July 16, 2020. **
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 2019-20, local revenues are primarily based on a 26.26 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 $110.5 million for the 2019-20 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 II
ShaLin@wilsonsd.org
Annette Smith (ext. 1155)
Accounts & Payroll Specialist
SmiAnn@wilsonsd.org
Nicholas Claytor (ext. 1146)
Accountant I
ClaNic@wilsonsd.org
Jason Shenk (ext. 1118)
Payroll Specialist
SheJas@wilsonsd.org
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)