Hi! My name is Erin Anewalt and I started my 3rd term as the municipal Tax Collector for the Borough of Lewistown in January of 2022. I am considered an elected official and took office in 2014. I designed this website for taxpayers that live in and/or own property in the borough, so they can have another way to get information about per capita and real estate taxes. It also provides an alternate way to contact me. I also hope that this page can be a helpful resource for understanding the taxing process. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have. 

Here is some basic information about my job as tax collector:

• • • I am only required to be available for in-person payments 12 days out of the year, only during discount periods

    • I don't have any info related to local, state or federal income taxes

    • I am responsible for collecting two types of taxes in the current year:

                      Per Capita taxes and Real Estate taxes:

 Per Capita Tax - a flat rate levied upon each individual, eighteen years of age or older, residing within the taxing district. In Mifflin County this tax is $10.00 and is paid twice per year. The spring per capita tax money is equally divided and turned over to the Lewistown Borough Treasurer and the Mifflin County Treasurer. The fall per capita bill revenue is turned over to Mifflin County School District.

Real Estate Tax - every property owner pays real estate taxes, unless otherwise exempted, to 3 independent taxing districts: the county, the municipality (Lewistown Borough), and the school district. These are also paid twice per year. The County/Municipal taxes are combined on the same bill and come in March. The School District taxes come in August.

• • • Please click here  ---> Real Estate Assessment Process in PA (pdf) for information about how property taxes are assessed and how that translates into the amount you see on your tax bill.

• • I only collect taxes that are due in the current year. After December 31st of any given year, taxes are considered delinquent and I turn them over to two different parties to collect:

    • Delinquent Per Capita taxes are sent to Keystone Collections, located in Irwin, PA

      • • 866-539-1100

        • www.keystonecollects.com/  "Contact us" link

• • • Delinquent Real Estate taxes are sent to the Tax Claim Bureau in the Mifflin County Court House:

      • • 717-248-5783

        • www.co.mifflin.pa.us/dept/TaxClaim/Pages/default.aspx 

• • Each municipality has it's own tax collector. See link to the left for list of tax collectors in Mifflin County.

 ***NOTICE***

• • • Effective August 2014: I will be collecting the following fees:

      • $10.00 for tax certifications and duplicate bill requests

      • $40.00 for a check returned to me for any reason