How and where can I pay my delinquent real estate taxes or Clean and Green Roll-back taxes?

Payment can be made by certified check, money order, cashier’s check, attorney check, mortgage company check or settlement agency check made payable to Cumberland County Tax Claim Bureau. All correspondence can be submitted to:

Cumberland County Tax Claim Bureau One Courthouse Square, Room 106 Carlisle, PA 17013-3387

Payment can also be made online by credit & debit card by calling 1-888-877-0450 (press opt. 1, then opt. 2, then opt. 3) or online at www.paylocalgov.com/cumberlandpa-tax . Use the control number of the property as reference.

Value Payment Systems (VPS) charges a convenience fee for payment processing. Acceptable cards are American Express®, Discover®, Master Card® and Visa®. Debit cards with the Master Card® or Visa® logo are also accepted.

A credit/debit card payment will take 24-72 hours to post to the tax claim account and the online delinquent listing. Payment via debit/credit card will not be accepted 2 days prior to a tax sale.

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1. What taxes do you collect?
2. When is my original tax bills mailed?
3. What if I don’t have any kids in school?
4. Can I make payments?
5. How and where can I pay my delinquent real estate taxes or Clean and Green Roll-back taxes?
6. What penalties will I be charged if my taxes are delinquent?
7. When will I be advertised in the newspaper?
8. Can anyone pay my taxes?
9. What is the per-capita bill I receive in March with my real estate tax bill?
10. Who do I call about the EST tax taken out of my paycheck?
11. Tax Claims Online Payment FAQ'S
12. What is a Tax Certification?
13. What cards do Value Payment Systems accept for the Cumberland County Tax Claim Bureau?
14. Why is there a convenience fee and why am I paying for this?
15. How safe is using Value Payment Systems?
16. Will I receive a confirmation of my card payment?
17. How can I be sure that my payment was processed correctly?
18. Who do I call if my payment doesn’t appear on my card statement?
19. When will the Tax Claim Bureau apply my credit card payment to my tax account?
20. Can I visit the Tax Claim Bureau and make a credit card payment?
21. How can I find out what my delinquent tax balance is?