Pay Your Property Taxes
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TAX BILLS
Property tax bills are mailed out twice a year.
Interim Tax Bill Due Dates: February 15th and May 15th
Final Tax Bill Due Dates: August 15th and September 15th
UNDERSTANDING YOUR TAX BILL |
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Your property tax bill total is based on three tax rates:
The Municipality collects all three tax rates and then distributes approximately 49.86% of the taxes collected to the County of Elgin and application school boards. Central Elgin Council has no control of the tax levies set by the County of Elgin, or the Province of Ontario education levies. Each property within the Municipality has a property classification in accordance with the property’s use. Each tax class has a separate tax rate. The tax rates are determined when the annual budget has been approved. |
PAYMENT OPTIONS
Internet or telephone banking |
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When setting up through your bank, select “Central Elgin Tax” as the payee and enter all 19 digits of your property roll number starting with 3418. |
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Cheques should be made payable to "Municipality of Central Elgin" (please include the stub from you tax bill). Cheques may be mailed to : Municipality of Central Elgin 450 Sunset Drive St. Thomas, ON N5R 5V1 |
In office |
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Our office accepts cash, debit or cheques (please include the stub from your tax bill). The office is located at: 450 Sunset Drive St. Thomas, ON N5R 5V1 (On the main sloof of the County of Elgin Administration Building) |
Mortgage companies |
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If arrangements have been through a mortgage provider, tax amounts are sent directly to the property owner's mortgage company for payment. A bill is mailed to the owner at the end of the year after all payments have been received. |
Pre-Authorized Payment Plan (PAP) |
| A convenient option of having your payments automatically withdrawn from your bank. To enroll, fill out and return the PAP form. |
LATE PAYMENTS
A 1.25% penalty immediately following the due date, and the first day of each month thereafter to December 31st. After December 31st, interest will be at 1.25% per month or portion thereof until paid, as legislated under SECTION 345 of The Municipal Act, RSO 2001.
Failure to receive a tax notice does not relieve the taxpayer from payment of taxes or penalty for late payment. The Municipality is not responsible for bank or postal processing delays. Please allow enough processing time for the payment to be received. A $5.00 charge will apply for tax bill reprints.
Payments are applied first to any penalty and interest with the balance of payment applied to the oldest year's tax amount.
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