Taxation Department
Tax Rates:
2007 tax rates click
here
2007 tax rates bylaw click
here
Fees:
Duplicate Tax Receipt.............$ 5.00
Duplicate Tax Bill...............$ 10.00
N.S.F. Cheque Administration Fee................$ 25.00
Statement of Tax Account..............$ 10.00
Tax Account History
(up to two years)...............No Charge complete
Tax Account History (three years and over)......$25.00 per hour
Tax Certificate..............$ 50.00
Payment Options: 
- Tax Payments can be made by cheque, cash or debit machine at the
municipal office in Centreville or at the Napanee or Tamworth branches
of CIBC . We also have a drop box for after hour payments beside the
door of the municipal office.
- The Tax Department offers a
Pre-authorized payment plan offered for both Due Date
or monthly installments.If you wish to print out a copy of the payment
plan form click here. For more information please contact the office.
- To set us up on your list of payees on telephone or internet banking
you can search for either " Township of Stone Mills" or
" Stone Mills Township" on the lists for Royal Bank, Scotia,
CIBC, Bank of Montreal, TD CanadaTrust and your Credit Union. Your
account number is your roll # consisting of 19 digits starting with
11 24...and ending with ..0000. If you wish to make payments on more
than one property you need to set up individual accounts.
- Many property owners include their tax payment with their mortgage
payment and let the bank worry about paying the taxes on time. Talk
to your mortgage company advisor if you are interested in this method.
Interest:
Interest is calculated on the first day of each month
at rate of 1.25% (or 15 % per annum.) on past due tax amounts. When
a payment is made it is applied to interest in every outstanding year
firstly and taxes outstanding starting with the most past due secondly.
DueDates:
Barring any unforseen circumstances, the taxes due dates in each year
are as follows:
February - Last business day
April - Last business day
July - Last business day
September - Last business day.
Tax Arrears:
The Council of the Township of Stone Mills has found it
necessary to proceed with more stringent measures regarding the collection
of tax arrears on properties that are now liable for sale by the municipality.
Council has decided to proceed with an alternative form of collection
which is termed Tax Sales as per provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001
Part XI and Municipal Tax Sales Rules (O. reg. 181/03). Under the provisions
of this procedure, the treasurer of a municipality may register a "Tax
Arrears Certificate" on January 1st in the third year following that
the real property taxes became owing on both improved and vacant land.
ie. ( where taxes became owing in 2000 a certificate could be registered
on or after January 1, 2003) Upon registration of the Tax Arrears Certificate,
the owner or any interested party has a one year right of redemption
to pay the cancellation price which includes any legal costs incurred
by the municipality on your behalf. After this year has elapsed, the
municipality may dispose of the property.
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If you are in arrears please contact the office and someone will
assist you with arranging a payment plan to avoid this procedure.
Vacancy Rebates:
This Program is to provide a reduction in municipal taxes
to commercial and industrial property owners for buildings, or qualifying
portions thereof, which are deemed to be vacant for the minimum period
of time specified in the Regulation. For eligibility requirements and
the application click
here.
Seniors and Property Taxes:
To view a copy of the County by-law regarding tax deferral
for seniors click
here.
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