Berks Tax Collection District
73 municipalities, every PSD code beginning 06, collected by Berks Earned Income Tax Bureau.
- Municipalities
- 73
- Resident rates
- 1% – 3.6%
- PSD prefix
- 06
Rates and PSD codes in Berks
The resident rate is what you owe where you live. The non-resident rate is what a municipality charges someone who works there and lives elsewhere in Pennsylvania — 0 of these 73 charge non-residents nothing. 70 of them sit on the 1% most of the state levies.
| Municipality and school district | PSD code | Resident | Non-resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Township - Kutztown Area School District (Berks) | 061001 | 1% | 1% |
| Alsace Township | 061201 | 1% | 1% |
| Amity Township - Daniel Boone Area School District (Berks) | 060501 | 1% | 1% |
| Bally Borough | 060201 | 1% | 1% |
| Bechtelsville Borough | 060202 | 1% | 1% |
| Bern Township | 061401 | 1% | 1% |
| Bernville Borough | 061501 | 1% | 1% |
| Bethel Township - Tulpehocken Area School District (Berks) | 061502 | 1% | 1% |
| Birdsboro Borough | 060502 | 1% | 1% |
| Boyertown Borough | 060203 | 1% | 1% |
| Brecknock Township - Governor Mifflin School District (Berks) | 060801 | 1% | 1% |
| Centerport Borough | 061402 | 1% | 1% |
| Centre Township - Schuylkill Valley School District (Berks) | 061403 | 1% | 1% |
| Colebrookdale Township | 060204 | 1% | 1% |
| Cumru Township | 060802 | 1% | 1% |
| District Township | 060301 | 1% | 1% |
| Douglass Township - Boyertown Area School District (Berks) | 060205 | 1% | 1% |
| Douglass Township - Boyertown Area School District (Montgomery) | 060208 | 1% | 1% |
| Earl Township - Boyertown Area School District (Berks) | 060206 | 1% | 1% |
| Exeter Township - Exeter Township School District (Berks) | 060601 | 1% | 1% |
| Fleetwood Borough | 060701 | 1% | 1% |
| Greenwich Township | 061002 | 1% | 1% |
| Hamburg Borough | 060901 | 1% | 1% |
| Heidelberg Township - Conrad Weiser A School District (Berks) | 060401 | 1% | 1% |
| Jefferson Township - Tulpehocken Area School District (Berks) | 061503 | 1% | 1% |
| Kenhorst Borough | 060803 | 1% | 1% |
| Kutztown Borough | 061003 | 1% | 1% |
| Laureldale Borough | 061101 | 1% | 1% |
| Leesport Borough | 061404 | 1% | 1% |
| Lenhartsville Borough | 061004 | 1% | 1% |
| Longswamp Township | 060302 | 1% | 1% |
| Lower Alsace Township | 060101 | 1% | 1% |
| Lower Heidelberg Township | 061601 | 1% | 1% |
| Lyons Borough | 061005 | 1% | 1% |
| Maidencreek Township | 060702 | 1% | 1% |
| Marion Township - Conrad Weiser A School District (Berks) | 060402 | 1% | 1% |
| Maxatawny Township | 061006 | 1% | 1% |
| Mohnton Borough | 060804 | 1% | 1% |
| Mt Penn Borough | 060102 | 1% | 1% |
| Muhlenberg Township | 061102 | 1% | 1% |
| New Hanover Township | 060209 | 1.15% | 1% |
| North Heidelberg Township | 060403 | 1% | 1% |
| Oley Township | 061202 | 1% | 1% |
| Ontelaunee Township | 061405 | 1% | 1% |
| Penn Township - Tulpehocken Area School District (Berks) | 061504 | 1% | 1% |
| Perry Township - Hamburg Area School District (Berks) | 060902 | 1% | 1% |
| Pike Township - Oley Valley School District (Berks) | 061203 | 1% | 1% |
| Reading City | 061301 | 3.6% | 1% |
| Richmond Township - Fleetwood Area School District (Berks) | 060703 | 1% | 1% |
| Robesonia Borough | 060404 | 1% | 1% |
| Rockland Township - Brandywine Heights A School District (Berks) | 060303 | 1% | 1% |
| Ruscombmanor Township | 061204 | 1% | 0.5% |
| Shillington Borough | 060805 | 1% | 1% |
| Shoemakersville Borough | 060903 | 1% | 1% |
| Sinking Spring Borough | 061602 | 1% | 1% |
| South Heidelberg Township | 060405 | 1% | 1% |
| Spring Township - Wilson School District (Berks) | 061603 | 1% | 1% |
| St Lawrence Borough | 060602 | 1% | 1% |
| Tilden Township | 060905 | 1% | 1% |
| Topton Borough | 060304 | 1% | 1% |
| Tulpehocken Township | 061505 | 1% | 1% |
| Union Township - Daniel Boone Area School District (Berks) | 060503 | 1% | 1% |
| Upper Bern Township | 060906 | 1% | 1% |
| Upper Frederick Township | 060210 | 1.04% | 1% |
| Upper Tulpehocken Township | 060907 | 1% | 1% |
| Washington Township - Boyertown Area School District (Berks) | 060207 | 1% | 1% |
| Wernersville Borough | 060406 | 1% | 1% |
| West Cocalico Township - Conrad Weiser A School District (Lancaster) | 060408 | 1% | 0.5% |
| West Reading Borough | 061701 | 1% | 1% |
| Windsor Township - Hamburg Area School District (Berks) | 060908 | 1% | 1% |
| Womelsdorf Borough | 060407 | 1% | 1% |
| Wyomissing Borough - Wilson School District (Berks) | 061604 | 1% | 1% |
| Wyomissing Borough - Wyomissing Area School District (Berks) | 061702 | 1% | 1% |
Where a municipality appears more than once, a school district boundary runs through it and each pair has its own code and rate. Residents here file with Berks Earned Income Tax Bureau, not with their township.
Berks: common questions
What is the local tax rate in Berks?
It depends on the municipality and school district you live in: rates across the 73 municipalities in the Berks Tax Collection District run from 1% to 3.6% for 2026. Reading City is the highest at 3.6%. The table above lists every one with its PSD code.
Who collects local earned income tax in Berks?
Berks Earned Income Tax Bureau. Act 32 appoints one collector for each Tax Collection District, so residents of all 73 municipalities here file and pay through Berks Earned Income Tax Bureau rather than with their own township or borough. Their site is www.berkseit.com.
Rates from the PA DCED — EIT/PIT/LST Tax Registers (Official), reporting year 2026, official rates as of June 15, 2026, read 2026-08-17. District and collector from the PA DCED - Act 32 Local Income Tax Collectors by Tax Collection District, read 2026-09-12. The local services tax is a flat annual charge rather than a rate and is not included.