TAXATION
2008 Property Reassessment Information
The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) has mailed out a 2008 Property Assessment Notice for every property in the City of Quinte West. The assessment notice will provide you information on your properties assessed value for the next 4 years (2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012). These notices were mailed on November 3, 2008 and if you have not yet received one please contact MPAC at 1-866-296-6722.
The City of Quinte West will use this assessment information to calculate your Property tax bill’s for the next 4 years. It is important to note that your percentage increase in assessment does not necessarily mean that your tax bills will increase by the same percentage.
The notice from MPAC will provide you with the percentage increase in assessment for your property as well as the average for the Municipality. Although the City does not generate any additional tax revenues from re-assessments, taxpayers could receive an increase in their tax bills due to increased city operating costs.
For example if the average assessment increase across the City is 7%, and the municipality requires an additional 3% increase in tax revenues to cover increased costs then the average tax bill will increase by 3% not 7%.
However properties will experience a greater tax increase if their assessment change is higher than the city-wide average. Conversely, properties will have a tax decrease when their property assessment change is lower than the city-wide average.
If you require additional information on how your assessment was calculated for your property please contact MPAC directly in one of the ways listed below:
|
Call centre
|
1-866-296-6722
Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm
Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm Sept 15 – Nov 28
|
|
Web
|
www.mpac.ca
|
|
Email
|
enquiry@mpac.ca
|
|
Fax
|
1-866-297-6703
|
|
Write
|
P.O. Box 9808
Toronto, ON
M1S 5T9
|
Methods of Payment
Administration Offices - Hours of Operation:
City Hall 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Frankford 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
After Hours:
Drop boxes at City Hall and Frankford Ward Offices.
Cash, Cheque or Interac:
City Hall, 7 Creswell Drive, Trenton Ward
Post-dated cheques:
Cheques Post-dated to the installment due date will be accepted and held by the tax department.
Mail:
PO Box 490, Trenton, Ontario K8V 5R6
Make cheque payable to City of Quinte West, quote Roll Number; if receipt is required mail back entire tax bill, otherwise return tax payment stub(s) only.
Banks:
You can pay at any Financial Institution
Telepay:
Available at all Major Banks
Pre-Authorized Payment Plan:
Quinte West Ratepayers will be able to choose between due date method or 12 monthly payments. This plan is available to ratepayers with no outstanding taxes and no unpaid current taxes as of December 31st. This plan starts January 15th of the current taxation year and ends December 15th of that same taxation year. Contact the Tax Department for further details.
 Paymentus:
Paymentus provides ratepayers the opportunity to make payments by credit card, either Mastercard or Visa. Payments may be made by Interactive Telephone Voice Response System (IVR) or the internet provided at the Paymentus Corporation’s website. City Hall and the Frankford Municipal Office will provide a computer that can be used to make payments but will not accept credit card payments over the counter.
The fees involved for using Paymentus are 2.65% for tax payments and for water payments there is a $5.95 charge for every $200.00 increments.
The Paymentus service fee will be collected in addition to the user’s bill payment total.
Toll Free 1-866-875-4399
Click on this link to download a copy of the Tax Pre-Authorized Payment form and more detailed information:
Penalties
A penalty of 1.25% per month will be applied to the outstanding balance on installments not received by the due date.
Payment of Taxes by Mortgage Companies or Agencies
If your bill is to be paid by a mortgage company or agent on your behalf, please forward the tax bill to the company concerned, as only one bill is issued. It is our practice that when the bills are paid by the mortgagee to forward the receipted bill to the homeowner unless otherwise instructed by the mortgagee.
Change of Ownership
Please forward the tax bill to the party responsible for any unpaid installments or return it to the Municipal Office indicating the new owner’s name. Penalty charges will still apply on late payment regardless of any change of ownership. The lawyer’s statement of adjustment letter usually defines the tax obligation of both the Vendor and the Purchaser. Any change of ownership or change in mailing address should be reported to the tax department immediately.
Supplementary Taxes
A Supplementary tax demand may be issued where there is an incomplete assessment at the time of assessing or where a new building has reached completion or a property becomes taxable. It is in addition to the regular taxes already levied.
Assessment Review Board Complaints
If you have made any complaints against the assessment for the current year taxes, the complaints may not have been heard or processed in time for this tax bill. We will adjust the account to reflect the decision of the Assessment Review Board upon receiving official notification.
School Support
The school support indicted on the enclosed Tax Bill cannot be changed for this year. If you wish to alter your support for the next year you must notify the school board
and the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation.
Rebates for Vacancies in Commercial and Industrial Buildings
To be eligible for a rebate, a building or portion of a building must satisfy the conditions described in Category 1 or Category 2 of the Application.
The deadline for submitting applications is February 28 of the year following the taxation year to which the application relates.
|
Click here to use the Tax Qwest Municipal Propety Tax Calculator.
(PDF format)