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The Tax Collector's office is located on the 1st
floor of the Municipal Building. The Tax Collector's
office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
Contact
Information
Director of Finance & Revenue Services:
Carl Erlacher
245 deKoven Drive
Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: (860) 344-3435
Email: Carl.Erlacher@cityofmiddletown.com
Tax Collector:
Lee Muscatello
245 deKoven Drive
Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: (860) 344-3429
Email:
Lee.Muscatello@cityofmiddletown.com
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South District
Tax Collector:
445 Randolph Road
Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: (860) 343-8011
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Westfield
District
Tax Collector:
Gayle N. Peterson
653 East Street
Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: (860) 632-0377
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Important Tax Information
Finance and Revenue Collection
Tax Collection Information
Real Estate Taxes
Real estate taxes are assessed on all real property owned
in the City of Middletown. The Tax Assessor assesses real estate and taxes are
computed and collected by the Tax Collector. Taxes are computed for the full
fiscal year, which runs July 1 through June 30 of the following year, but are
due in two installments due July 1 and January 1. Each fire district sets the
fire district mill rates. The City Fire District tax is added to the Real
Estate Tax bill and is included in the total due. The South Fire and Westfield
Fire Districts bill and collect separately.
All real estate taxes not paid on or before the first
business day of the month following the due date are subject to interest at the
rate of 1½% per month (18% per year) from the due date, on the unpaid balance of
the installment due. If a taxpayer does not receive a bill, they should
contact the tax collector to get a copy. Failure to receive a tax bill does not
invalidate the tax or the interest. There is not a charge for copies of tax
bills.
Banks and mortgage companies pay real estate taxes for
property owners that escrow with them. Each year the banks and mortgage
companies must request tax bills from the Tax Collector’s office for bills for
which they have an escrow account. The Tax Collector’s office does not know
which bank to send the tax bill to unless the bank notifies them. Individuals
that receive a bill that are to be paid by a bank or mortgage company should put
their account on the bill and forward it to their bank or mortgage company.
Property owners receive bills with the record owner as of
the October 1 Grand List date. By law, this owner’s name must remain on the
bill until the next assessment date. We add new owners names as they become
available to us.
If you pay off your mortgage, please notify our office so
we may update our records.
Motor Vehicle Taxes
Motor vehicle taxes
due on July 1 are for registered motor vehicles as of October 1. The tax
bill covers the period of October 1 through September 30.
Motor vehicle taxes under $100.00 are due in full, in one
installment, on July 1. Motor vehicle taxes over $100.00 are payable in two
equal installments on July 1 and January 1. In addition to the city tax, each
and every motor vehicle is subject to a fire district tax. The City Fire
District tax is added to the motor vehicle tax bill and is included in the total
due. The South Fire and Westfield Fire Districts bill and collect separately.
All motor vehicle taxes not paid on or before the first
business day of the month following the due date are subject to interest at the
rate of 1½% per month (18% per year) from the due date, on the unpaid balance of
the installment due. If a taxpayer does not receive a bill, they should
contact the tax collector to get a copy. Failure to receive a tax bill does NOT
invalidate the tax or the interest. There is not a charge for copies of tax
bills.
All information concerning motor vehicle taxes is based on
how a motor vehicle was registered as of October 1. If you moved out of
Middletown prior to October 1, but did not change the address on your motor
vehicle registration, your bill was mailed to the address on the registration
that the Department of Motor Vehicles had as of October 1. Changing the
address on your motor vehicle driver’s license does not change the
address on your registration. You must do this separately. Also, in order
to cancel a registration you must notify the Department of Motor Vehicles either
in writing or by turning in your plate at your local Department of Motor
Vehicles branch.
The Department of Motor Vehicles DOES NOT notify us
when you no longer have a motor vehicle. It is your responsibility to
notify the Assessor if you no longer own a motor vehicle. Please contact the
Assessors Office
for further
information.
If car taxes have not been paid, your name has been
reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles for having delinquent motor vehicle
taxes. ALL outstanding motor vehicle taxes in your name must be paid by
cash, bank check or money order to receive a clearance to register a car.
If you pay your delinquent motor vehicle taxes with a personal or business
check, you must wait fourteen (14) days from the date that we
deposit your check before we will issue a clearance.
If you receive a tax
bill for a car that you no longer own, and you have not transferred the
registration to another car, you may be eligible to have your bill pro-rated.
Please contact the Assessors
Office for further information.
All municipal taxes are collectable for 15 years from the
original due date of the tax. Interest will accrue for the full period of time
that a tax is delinquent and may not be waived by the tax staff, the tax
collector or any other municipal official. ALL UNPAID BALANCES REMAIN IN THE
COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR 15 YEARS.
Supplemental Motor Vehicle Taxes
Supplemental Motor Vehicle taxes are on cars newly
registered after October 1 but before July 31. The bill becomes due and payable
the following January 1.
Supplemental Motor Vehicle taxes are prorated from the
month the vehicle is first registered. If you transferred your plates from a
car that you paid taxes on in July, you will receive a credit on the
Supplemental Tax bill for the portion of the year that you did not own your old
vehicle. The City Fire District tax is added to the Supplemental Tax bill and
is included in the total due. The South Fire and Westfield Fire Districts bill
and collect separately.
All supplemental motor vehicle taxes not paid on or before
the first business day of the month following the due date are subject to
interest at the rate of 1½% per month (18% per year) from the due date, on the
unpaid balance of the installment due. If a taxpayer does not receive a
bill, they should contact the tax collector to get a copy. Failure to receive a
tax bill does NOT invalidate the tax or the interest. There is not a charge for
copies of tax bills.
Personal Property Taxes
Personal Property taxes are primarily for the furniture,
fixtures and equipment in business in the City of Middletown, but they may also
include unregistered motor vehicles. Personal Property assessed on the October
1 Grand List is taxed, due and payable on July 1 and January 1, providing the
total City tax is over $100.00. The City Fire District tax is added to the
Personal Property Tax bill and is included in the total due. The South Fire and
Westfield Fire Districts bill and collect separately.
All personal property taxes not paid on or before the first
business day of the month following the due date are subject to interest at the
rate of 1½% per month (18% per year) from the due date, on the unpaid balance of
the installment due. If a taxpayer does not receive a bill, they should
contact the tax collector to get a copy. Failure to receive a tax bill does NOT
invalidate the tax or the interest. There is not a charge for copies of tax
bills.
Personal property taxes are not pro-rated if a business
closes or is sold. The tax is for what was assessed on October 1.
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Effective July 1, 2006 for the 2005 Grand List
City Mill Rate: 31.8
Fire Districts:
| Central City: |
5.9 |
| South Fire: |
4.381 |
| Westfield: |
1.15 |
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