NEW! Pay by Credit Card! You can pay your village taxes by credit card either at Official Payments Corporation’s website or by calling 1-800-2PayTax (1-800-272-9829). This is a secure website (you may have paid your IRS taxes here!). You will need your tax map or tax parcel number (which you can find on your tax bill).
To pay online, click here.
NOTE: The 2009 Village Taxes are due on or before July 1, 2009 without interest penalty. A postmark constitutes the date of delivery for postally-mailed payments. All credit card payments have a transaction time date-stamped into them. All credit card payments stamped as such prior to 6 PM July 1 will be considered timely. The drop-box on the door will be checked at 6 PM on July 1, 2009. Everything dropped in there after that time will be returned to sender if the interest/late fee is not included.
The penalty periods are:
07/02 - 07/31 5.0%
08/01 - 08/31 6.0%
09/01 - 09/30 7.0%
10/01 - 10/13 8.0%
All unpaid tax bills will be relevied at the Oct. 13, 2009 board meeting to their respective counties.
Here are some other tax questions and answers:
Q: What are the accepted forms of payment?
A: You can pay by check or money order (made out to:
Q: Can I pay in installments?
A:
Q: I never received a tax bill – PART I.
A: As the Real Property Tax Law Section §922 reads: “The failure to mail any such statement, or the failure of the addressee to receive the same, shall not in any way affect the validity of the taxes or interest prescribed by law with respect thereto.” Even if you do not receive a tax bill, the amount owed is still a lien on your properyt. Tax bills are always due on or before July 1, 2009. Duplicate copies of tax bills are available in the clerk’s office free of charge.
Q: Are fluorescent time-date stamps considered an acceptable “postmark”?
A: No. Real Property Tax Law Section §925 states that “If the postmark does not appear on such wrapper or the postmark is illegible, such payment shall be deemed to have been made on the date of delivery to such collecting officer.” As the fluorescent bar-code has to be deciphered by an agent of the U.S.P.S. with specific equipment, that bar code is not considered legible for village clerks. The date the payment is then received in hand would be considered the date paid.
Q: Last year I paid my taxes late and I was charged a remuneration of mailing fee. What is that?
A: Real Property Tax Law Section §987 mandates that “on or after the thirty-first day following [July 1, 2009]… [the collecting officer shall] mail a notice to each owner of real property upon which taxes remain unpaid… The governing body of the municipal corporation may adopt a local law or resolution providing for the expense of mailing such notices…” The Board of Trustees adopted Resolution 28-3 “Remuneration of State Mandated Mailing for Delinquent Taxes” which approves the addition of two dollars per parcel for remuneration of the state-mandated mailing that alerts property owners that their taxes have not been paid and will be returned to the parcel’s respective county for collection of delinquent taxes if not paid before Oct. 13, 2009.
Q: I have my tax payments escrowed. However, I never received a paid receipt from the village and I think they were not paid.
A: Real Property Tax Law Section §955 states that the escrow company is responsible to pay taxes on time. If they fail to do so, it is the escrow company’s responsibility to pay any late fees or interest that has accrued – NOT the homeowner. “A mortgage investing institution which receives moneys from a mortgagor for deposit into a real property tax escrow account shall be liable to such mortgagor, upon failure to pay such taxes, for the amount of the taxes plus penalties and interest imposed thereon.”
Q: What if my check is returned for Non-sufficient Funds (NSF)?
A: As per Resolution 27-52, the NSF fee is $25 per check. If your taxes were paid by a check that was returned for NSF prior to the end of the 0% interest period, you can still pay your taxes up until July 1, 2009 without penalty (except the $25 NSF fee). However, if your check was returned and your payment is not received until after July 1, you are liable for the late fee depending on the date of payment. The village is not liable for the speed of which a check is returned for NSF.
Q: What about STAR and exemptions?
A: For more information about property tax exemptions, contact your assessor (in
Q: I never received a tax bill – PART II.
A: This could be that the information in the Office of Real Property computer system is not up to date or includes a pre-911 address. Contact your assessor to verify or change the information is updated (in
Q: What are the tax rates this year?
A: This year they are:
Q: Why are my taxes higher than normal?
A: This could be because your water bill went unpaid and was relevied. If you have a grievance against your assessment, you must discuss this with your respective assessor during the grievance period.
Q: Was Earlville reassessed this year?
A: No. The 2008 taxable values were $12,385,567 for Madison and $8,306,893 for Chenango County. For the 2009-2010 General Fund, the taxable values are $12,645,238 for Madison County and $8,327,678 for Chenango County. This represents a hair over a 2 percent increase for Madison County and just a quarter of a percent (0.25%) increase for Chenango County. Most properties will see a (small) decrease in their village tax bill this year.
