Taxes

Important Notice for tax billing:

The April 30 tax  instalment for 2020 has been extended to May 29, 2020.  No penalties and interest will be charged on May 1, 2020 for this specific instalment only.  If you have arrears on April 30, 2020 that are in addition to the April instalment, penalties and interest will accrue in accordance with our tax rate by-law.

Automatic payments for April 15 and May 15 will be processed as usual.  If you wish to delay this payment, please contact Cathy Kelly.

April 30, 2020 automatic payments will be processed on May 29, 2020.

All post-dated cheques that have been provided to The Municipality of Brighton will be processed on the date of the cheque.  If you wish to have your cheques held until May 29, 2020, please contact Cathy Kelly. 

On May 4, 2020, Council approved the 2020 tax rates and penalty schedules.  Tax due dates for 2020 have changed to provide assistance to residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The final tax bill will extend the due dates by 60 days each.  The first instalment of the final tax bill will be due on September 30, 2020 and the second instalment will be due on November 30, 2020.  The final tax bills will be mailed in August rather than June.

Tax bills are mailed twice a year; an Interim in January and a Final in June. Each of these bills have two installment due dates. Taxes are due on the last weekday of the month in February, April, July and September. 

The option to have your tax bills emailed to you will be possible starting in 2019.  Please fill in this form and return to 35 Alice Street, third floor.

If you have not received your tax notice please contact the Tax Collector at 613-475-0670, ex. 201.

Payment

• You may make payments at the Administration Office (35 Alice Street), by internet or telephone banking, or by automatic withdrawal.
• Payments must be received by the due date or there will be a penalty of 1.25% to any late or unpaid balance on the first day of each month. 
• Payments received are applied to outstanding penalty/interest charges first and then to the oldest outstanding taxes.
• The Municipality is not responsible for payments made on wrong accounts.
• If you get a tax notice that is not yours, please return it to the tax office.
• If you sell your property, please leave the tax bill or a copy for the new owner.

Tax bill reprints and certificate requests

• There is a fee imposed for any tax bill reprints as per our General Fees and Charges By-law.
• You can fax tax certificate requests to 613-475-3453 or mail them to the office. You can find the cost of tax certificates under our General Fees and Charges By-Law.

Tax rates

To determine the amount of taxes levied against a property, the Municipality multiplies the assessed value of a property by the approved tax rate. Taxes are collected on behalf of the County of Northumberland, the School Boards and the Municipality.

The 2020 Tax Rate By-law was adopted by Council on May 4, 2020.