Paying Property Taxes

Reduce the risk of late payment penalties by enrolling in a Pre-Authorized Payment Plan (PAP). Have your property tax payments automatically withdrawn from your bank or financial institution. Enrollment in the plan is free and there are no service charges that apply.

Property owner(s) can enroll in the PAP program before their tax billing is issued. Enrollment is closed off until the due date has passed and then enrollment in this program is conditional on taxes being up to date. Enrollment in this program will be processed within 10-days. Once enrolled you will be notified by email or letter.

The Pre-Authorized Payment Plan is available for automatic withdrawal from your bank account. Taxes must be in good standing to qualify for the monthly and installment pre-authorized debit programs. Your account must remain in good standing prior to enrollment and during the program. If your PAP account defaults at any point you may be removed from the program. Change or cancellation must be 10 days prior to a withdrawal date.

There are three property tax PAP plans:

Installation due date plan

• Interim tax payments will be automatically debited from your bank account on the last business day of March.
• Final tax payments will be automatically debited from your bank account on the last business day of August.

Monthly plan

• Eleven equal payments will be withdrawn on the last business day of each month from November to September.
• The last (11th) withdrawal will be adjusted based on the actual taxes levied in the current year. You will receive written notification of the amount prior to the end of November each year.
• Payments are not withdrawn in October
• The final bill will include the reconciliation statement
• An interim tax bill will not be issued under this plan

Arrears plan

If your taxes are behind, you can work with the tax department to set up a payment schedule to get previous arrears caught up. Penalty/interest is still calculated on accounts on an arrear’s payment plan. Email finance@huntsville.ca to agree on a payment schedule.

Fill the PAP form

Once enrolled in a plan, you will receive an email notification of your acceptance in the PAP program. Please continue to pay your taxes through your regular payment method until you receive your confirmation of enrollment.

Cash or debit payments can be made in person at the Town of Huntsville Tax Department located on the third floor at 37 Main Street East, Huntsville, ON P1H 1A1.

Cheques for tax payments can be mailed in or dropped off at the office via the secure drop box at the Town of Huntsville’s back door, on High street – 24/7. All cheques are to be made payable to the Town of Huntsville and include the property tax roll number. Post dated cheques will be accepted but all mail must be received by the due date to avoid late fees.

Pay by phone through your financial institution or online via your bank’s website. You will need your 19-digit assessment roll number from your tax bill or property tax account statement. If you have more than one property in the Town of Huntsville, you will need to set up each roll number as a separate account number.

1. Sign into your Financial Institution's secure website
2. Add a Payee
3. Search and select ‘Huntsville Taxes’ as the payee ( Huntsville Tax if you are a CIBC customer)
4. Enter all 19 digits of your property tax assessment roll number with no spaces, decimal points, or characters.
5. Allow three to five business days for your payment to be processed to lessen the chance of late fees.

Property tax payments can be made at your financial institution by taking a copy of your bill to the branch.