The Town of Stonington Assessor Office is responsible for determining the value of all property in the Town of Stonington and any applicable assessment exemptions. The Assessor Office maintains and records property sale information, aerial property maps and town boundary information. Marsha Standish, the tax assessor, oversees the office, which is located in town hall.
The Tax Collection Department bills citizens and collects taxes on real estate, personal property and vehicles. The latter two taxes are due July 1, annually. There's no interest if you pay them during the month of July. You can pay your real estate taxes in two payments if you wish, on July 1 and on January 1 of the following year, if you owe more than $100. If you owe less than $100, the taxes are due in July. As with motor vehicle and personal property taxes, you have 30 days to pay without interest. You can pay your taxes by mail, by sending a check or money order to the tax collector. You can also pay online by going to the tax collector's website.
The town of Glastonbury has a Collector of Revenue Division that bills and collects property taxes, charges for sewer use, assessment-connection charges and the related penalties if levied. The division also is in charge of receipt of revenues from other town departments.
The Town Assessor's Office is responsible for the discovery, listing and equitable valuation of all real and personal property within the Town of Brookfield in accordance with Connecticut State Statutes at 70 percent of market value for the annual production of the Grand List.
The assessor and her staff administer state and local programs of tax relief, apply exemptions as permitted by state law, and assist the public with a variety of inquiries.
A Grand List of all taxable property within the Town of Brookfield is produced annually.
The Assessor's Office, led by Assessor Donna Sempey with assistance of clerk Andrea Woliver and a part-time clerk, is located on the first floor of Andrews Memorial Town Hall. This is the place to find information on property values, revaluation of properties, property tax relief applications for the elderly and disabled, motor vehicle adjustments and exemptions and other tax exemptions.
The tax collector is an official appointed by the First Selectman. The tax collector office sends out bills for motor vehicle, personal property and real estate taxes at the end of June of each year, and is responsible for collecting the money.
Taxes are due within a month of the due date and can be paid by phone or on the web, which also includes a 3-percent fee.
Discounts are available to homeowners 65 years or older.
Carol Mahoney has been Newtown's tax collector for nearly 22 years.
The Waterford Tax Collector, located in Town Hall, is charged with collecting the town's taxes. Personal property and motor vehicle taxes are sent once a year, in July, and are due by Aug. 2. Real estate taxes are sent out twice a year, once in July (due by Aug. 2) and again in January (due by Feb. 1).
Taxes can be paid in person or by check, made payable to Town of Waterford and mailed to P.O. Box 1755, Brattleboro, VT 05302. Taxes can also be paid by phone or at www.officialpayments.com, with a 3 percent to 10 percent surcharge, depending on the amount of the bill.
The Town of Stonington Tax Collector's office is responsible for the collections of local taxes including real estate, personal property and motor vehicle. Real estate and personal property taxes are due July 1 and January 1 each year. Motor vehicle taxes are due July 1. This office also manages and coordinates the taxpayer guide and various other forms.
The Waterford Assessors Office, based in Town Hall, is charged with gathering and valuing all real estate, motor vehicle and business personal property in town for the purpose of creating a tax base. Assessments are based on a variety of factors conforming to a laundry list of state and federal regulations. Exemptions and reductions are possible on assessments for a variety of reasons, such as for disabled veterans, elderly residents or manufacturing equipment, among others. All town assessments are online at http://www.prophecyone.us/index_prophecy.php?town=Waterford.
The department is operated by the town assessor and an assistant assessor, with assessments being done once every five years. Assessments can be challenged by appointment through the Waterford Board of Assessment Appeals, a group of three elected townspeople.
Weston's finance department is located inside town hall, at 56 Norfield Road. The department keeps track of the town's finances, including payroll for town employees, managing accounts receivable and managing accounts payable. The department helps the town during the annual budget process, and keeps in mind the town's long-term financial stability.
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All local tax bills for real estate, personal property and motor vehicles originate and are collected in this office. The tax office provides certification that all real estate taxes are current on building permits and all real estate and personal property tax are current on the food service establishment permits.
Copies of tax bills may be obtained for $1.00 per copy.
The tax bills are based upon the assessment of property on file in the assessor's office. Tax bills may be paid in person or by mail. Questions regarding billing, tax balances due, amounts paid and interest should be directed to the Tax Collector's Office.
Questions concerning assessed value, adjustments, exemptions, tax relief and improper motor vehicle tax billings should be directed to the Assessor's Office.
The Tax Collector's Department bills and collects current taxes due to the town; collects sewer use fees; collects interest and delinquent taxes; collects sewer assessments and carrying charges; and makes lawful adjustments to tax amounts due to the town.
The Tax Collector's Department also responds to residents' questions on tax, use and assessment bills and notices; provides tax balances to attorneys, banks, title searchers and property owners; searches historical tax records for income tax purposes; updates addresses, ownership and banks escrowing taxes; and re-mails returned tax bills.
In the most recent fiscal year, the Tax Collector's Department collected 99 percent of taxes due to the town, 96 percent of sewer use taxes and 40 percent of delinquent taxes.
Enforcement measures taken by the Tax Collector's Department include issuing delinquency notices; filing liens against delinquent real estate accounts and personal property tax accounts; notifying the Department of Motor Vehicles about delinquent motor vehicle taxes; prohibiting the issuance of building permits on properties that have delinquent real estate accounts; working with the town Health Department to revoke permits of businesses that are delinquent in taxes; recommending foreclosure actions to the town attorney; defending the town against taxpayer lawsuits; transferring personal property accounts to a collection agency for further action; and issuing alias tax warrants for service by a state marshal to induce collection.
The Tax Collector's Department's budget in 2009-10 is $667,194.
The Tax Collector's Department is located on the first floor of Old Town Hall, 611 Old Post Road.
Tax Collector Emanuel "Manny" Cambra and Assistant Tax Collector Maggie Lyons prepare and mail individual property and motor vehicle tax bills.
The Tax Collector's Office uses an interactive Web site that allows residents to pay their taxes, find out what they already paid and what they owe.