Payment application and late payment charges

Payments must be received by the tax department on or before the due date to avoid late payment charges.

Failure to receive a tax bill does not excuse a taxpayer from the responsibility for payment nor relieve the liability of penalty for late payment.

A penalty of 1.25 per cent will be charged on the unpaid amount of an instalment on the first day of default. Monthly interest charges of 1.25 per cent (15 per cent per annum) will be imposed on any unpaid taxes on the first day of each month thereafter. Penalty and interest rates are set by Township bylaws pursuant to section 345(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001.

Payment is applied to interest and penalty charges first, and then to taxes beginning with the oldest year first.