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Municipal office |
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In-person payments can be made at the municipal office located at 575 Dominion Avenue, open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.A drop box is also available at our Third Street entrance. |
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Online banking or financial institutions |
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You may pay via online or telephone banking as well as most financial institutions. Please take your bill with you to the bank.Please contact your bank directly if you have difficulty setting Town of Midland up as a payee for online banking.Try typing Midland(Town) rather than Town of Midland and chose the option for taxes – the account number is your 15 digit roll number with no hyphens. To avoid penalty and interest charges, please remit your payment well in advance of the due date as it may take several days before we received your payment. |
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Make cheques payable to:Corporation of the Town of Midland575 Dominion AveMidland ON L4R 1R2 |
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Pre-authorized payment plans |
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This voluntary plan offers you an easy, timesaving way to have tax payments automatically deducted from your bank account.There are no service charges or fees for enrolling in the plan. All that's required is completing and submitting the authorization agreement for the plan, along with a void cheque. Two payment options: Ten (10) Payments:This plan runs from January to October. Payments are deducted on the last business day of each month and are shown on your bank's statement records. The first five installments will be an estimated equal monthly amount based on 50% of last year's taxes. Once your final bill has been issued, the last five installments are adjusted to reflect the current year's taxes, minus the amount already paid during the first five months. Four (4) Payments:These installments will be deducted on the due dates indicated on your tax bill - February, April, July, and September (or February, April, September and November for multi-residential, commercial and industrial properties). The amount that is owing on the installment due date will be the amount deducted from your bank account.To enroll please completed the pre-authorized payment plan form found in this feed here. We require seven business days prior to any withdrawal date to enroll, cancel or change information. |
Property Tax Due Dates
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Interim Taxes - First and Second Installment |
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Interim taxes are based on 50% of the previous year's taxes
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Final Tax Calculation |
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Final taxes are calculated by multiplying the property assessment by the current tax rate, minus the interim taxes |
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Residential and Farm Properties - Final Taxes |
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Multi-Residential, Commercial and Industrial Properties - Final Taxes |
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Property Tax By-law and Rates
Annual tax rates are calculated during the annual budget process. Once the Tax Levy By-law has passed, the rates are calculated and posted.
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Penalty
Penalty is applied on the 1st of the month to any outstanding property tax balance at a rate of 1.25% or 15% annually.
Returned cheques
Cheques not honoured by your bank will result in a charge being added to your tax account. Please ensure that your cheques are completed properly and signed. Check the Finance schedule of fees on the composite fee by-law to confirm the amount.