The New Year's celebration for 2013 has come and gone, which means so has Jan. 1: the date municipal taxes are due.
And time is running out to make that payment for the second installment for all real estate, personal property and supplemental motor vehicle taxes on the Grand List of Oct. 1, 2011 — before accounts are considered delinquent.
Tax payments must be in the mail or paid in person to the Town of East Haven Tax Department, 250 Main Street, by Feb. 1. Bills not paid by that time will be marked as past due.
If you lost or did not receive your tax bill, call 203–468–3307 to get a copy.
Online Tax Payments
In addition to the mail and in-person payments, the East Haven Tax Department also accepts online payments via credit cards and E-checks.
And there are three different ways to pay:
- Call 1–800–2PayTax (1–800–272–9829)
- Use your Credit Card online at www.officialpayments.com
- Pay with an E-check online at www.officialpayments.com/echeck
The East Haven jurisdiction code is "1782" for the Officials Payments service.
Town officials note, however, that the taxpayer is responsible for all fees associated with online payments.
New Tool to View Tax Bills Online
Additionaly, a new service became available to East Haven taxpayers last month. Through the online service, residents can view their property tax bills, print a duplicate record from a computer and see at any payments that have been made on an account.
Here is how it works:
1. Just click this link www.mytaxbill.org for East Haven
2. Click the "I AGREE" button on the first screen.
3. Enter one of the following: Bill Number or Property Location or Tax Payer Name.
4. Make selections at the bottom and click the "Search" button.
5. Then all your Revenue Records will be listed at the bottom of the screen.
6. Click on a blue "Bill #UID" and view, save, or print the bill record.
More Information
You can call 203–468–3307 with questions regarding tax collection issues. If you have questions regarding real estate assessment, call the Assessor's Office at 203–468–3233.
The East Haven Tax Department is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
More information can also be found on the tax department's page on the town website.
Unregistered motor vehicles aren't so much of a problem now with the high tech East Haven police cars automatically scanning plates and pulling over anybody with a questionable registration. This happened to a friend of mine (Caucasian) the other day whose registration was fine but who was late in paying his car tax. Pulled over, ticketed and lucky not to have been towed. Had to drive straight home and park his car in the driveway. He now has to his pay overdue town tax asap and possibly a re-registeration fee to State DMV before he can "legally" drive his car again. With regard to the Tax Cheats, there should to be a way of cross referencing all licensed drivers residing in East Haven against any vehicles (or lack of) registered in their names or their spouses names. Those East Haven residents WITHOUT any vehicles taxed by East Haven certainly warrant a closer look.
There's no room for TAX CHEATS in the new world order JA always caring, always wise!