School Districts Hide Money to Raise Property Taxes

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Pennsylvania Auditor General questions property tax increases for 12 school districts​

Story by Kaylee Fuller • Yesterday 4:37 PM

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — On Wednesday, Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor released an audit of 12 school districts across the commonwealth, uncovering a legal practice where districts are raising their local property taxes while holding millions of dollars in their General Funds.

"These districts represent a cross-section of Pennsylvania – from wealthier to poorer tax bases and urban, suburban, and rural communities," DeFoor said. "These districts have found a way to use the law to their advantage so they could always raise property taxes. It's basically a ‘shell game' that allowed these 12 school districts to collectively raise taxes 37 times during the four years we reviewed, which increased their respective General Fund accounts to $390 million.

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Pennsylvania Auditor General questions property tax increases for 12 school districts

 

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Here's the audit:

https://www.paauditor.gov/Media/Default/Reports/speSchoolReservesAuditReport012523.pdf

 

[Goldhedge]

I bet they're D run districts... home school.

 

[foolsgold]

I bet they're D run districts... home school.

Home schooling doesn't relieve the individuals school tax burden.

 

[Joe King]

Home schooling doesn't relieve the individuals school tax burden.

If enough did it, it would.

So yea, prolly not gonna happen.