Frequently Asked Questions

A municipal no-lien letter is included when you request a tax certification. The cost is $30 if you are requesting the results to be mailed to you (with self-addressed stamped envelope). The cost is $35 if you wish the results to be emailed or both mailed and faxed to you. 

Mail requests with payment to Tax Department, Town of McCandless, 9955 Grubbs Road, Wexford, PA 15090.

In your request, include the homeowner’s name, address, and parcel identification number. Also, include the reason for the request. If you are mailing the request in, include your check (made out to “Town of McCandless”). If you want the results mailed back to you, include a self-addressed stamped envelope with your request.

For full information, see Instructions to Obtain a Tax Certificate (PDF).

Your Real Estate Taxes and Per Capita Taxes can be paid:

• In-person at Town Hall (via check made out to “Town of McCandless”, cash or credit card)
• By mail via check made out to “Town of McCandless.”
• Online via credit card or ACH direct debit.

Please note, if you pay with a credit card, you will be subject to a fee of 2.75 percent of the total amount. If you pay via ACH debit, you will pay a fee of $1.50.

Your Business Privilege Taxes can be paid:

• In-person at Town Hall via check made out to “Town of McCandless” or cash
• By mail via check made out to “Town of McCandless”

Your local Earned Income Tax (or Net Profits Tax) collection is handled by the Keystone Collections Group (724-978-0300).

• Town of McCandless: 1.236 mills
• Allegheny County: 6.43 mills
• North Allegheny School District: 19.74 mills

A mill generates $1 in tax for every $1,000 of a property’s assessed value.

Pursuant to Section 329.06 of the Codified Ordinances of the Town of McCandless and Act 511 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, all owners of rental property within the Town of McCandless shall submit the name and address of all persons occupying such property within 15 days of occupancy. The list shall include all tenants, regardless of whether their names appear on the lease.

View the tenant listing form.