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Staff | Pay Your Tax Bill |Tax and Property Information | Millage Rate Information | Tax Estimates
Laurie J. Lemke your Gaines Township Treasurer, was elected in
November 2008. She is your official township banker. Laurie prints
and mails your tax bills and collects your summer and winter
property tax payments. She in turn disburses these funds in a timely
manner to the taxing authorities listed on your tax bills.
Laurie gained state certification by the Michigan Municipal
Treasurers Association in April of 2011. This certification was
earned after intensive training at the Treasurer’s Institute held at
Central Michigan University. This institute is held for one full
week each year. State certification is issued to treasurers serving
in Michigan who complete three consecutive years of training.
Training consists of detailed instruction in Public & Government
Finance, Internal Controls, Political Science, State Laws and
Regulations, Bankruptcies, Foreclosures, Ethics, Budgeting and Debt
Management courses.
“I feel honored to receive this certification and to be titled a
Michigan State Certified Treasurer.
This training has allowed be to serve the residents of our
township better and help manage our township more efficiently. Laurie is one of your township board members and has a vote on important issues that face our township. Please feel free to contact her with any questions, concerns and suggestions you may have. 2011 Winter Tax Bill Winter taxes are due in our office by 5PM Tuesday, February 14, 2012. All payments received after the due date will be charged penalty & interest of 4%. Below are some answers to your frequently asked tax questions. When can I pay my taxes? You may pay your taxes in person at our office weekdays from 8:30am to 5:00pm. For after hour's payments, you may use the drop box located just outside our main entrance. Payments deposited in the drop box are considered paid the following business day. I strongly recommend payment by check in lieu of cash. When mailing your payment remember postmarks are not considered your payment date. For mail in payments, please mail 7-10 days before the due date. A return envelope is provided for your mailed payments. Make sure our name appears in the window! If you wish a stamped receipt, just send your entire bill and a self addressed stamped envelope along with your check. May I pay by credit card? Yes, these payments are accepted until the due date of February 14th, 2012. Call 1-800-2PAY TAX (1-800-272-9829) or log onto www.officialpayments.com. At the local payments prompt, either enter jurisdiction code #3229 and follow the remaining prompts. Please note a service fee of 3% will be charged to your accounts.
Why did I get a tax bill, my mortgage company pays my taxes?
If your taxes are paid in escrow your bill will contain a code
behind the “mort code”
line on the payment stub and your tax information was also sent to
them for payment. If it
does not, please send a copy of your bill to your mortgage company
for payment. I no longer own this property, why am I getting a bill? Please forward it to the new owner or send it back to us with the new owner’s name and address on it. Tax, Property, Utility, and Building Permit Information
We
have provided a link to BS&A software so that you can look up
information pertaining to real property, special assessments, tax
payments (current and history), water and sewer accounts, and building permits. Please
click here to be redirected to the BS&A website. Millage Rate Information
Property taxes, which are billed and collected by Gaines Charter Township, are a combined collection of taxes levied by several different entities, shown on the millage rate table. Summer bills are mailed July 1 and are due in our office by September 14. Winter bills are mailed December 1 and are due in our office by February 14. Postmarks are not accepted as payment dates. Approximately 70% of the tax is billed in the summer and 30% in the winter. If all taxes, plus applicable interest and penalties, are not paid to our office by March 1, the taxes are turned over to the Kent County Treasurer for collection (except personal property). View the current Gaines Charter Township Millage Rate Information To calculate your property tax, use the formula (Taxable Value x Millage Rate = Tax). The millage rate can be determined by the chart below. Just find your school district, look down for the millage rate with Principal Residence Exemption or without Principal Residence Exemption, whichever applies to your property. The taxable value of your property is determined by a formula and, in most cases, is limited by the rate of inflation. This number is calculated by the assessor and is reported to you on your assessment change notice, mailed in February. If you do not agree with your assessment, you will need to request a change from the Board of Review. You must contact your assessor early to request the change as the Board of Review meets early in March. The millage rate is the total number of mills being levied divided by 1,000. Millage rates are calculated in the spring for the summer collection and in the fall for the winter collection. Millage rates vary from year to year due to a number of factors. Significant increases in millage rates are the result of voter approval, while decreases are often due to the expiration of a previously approved millage.
Summer taxes may be deferred until February 14 of each tax year if the household income from the previous year was less than $40,000 AND you qualify under one of the following classifications:
You must request this benefit each tax year before the summer tax due date. Click here or contact the treasurer’s office for an Application for Deferment of Summer Tax. Property owners who own and reside in a dwelling on the property are eligible for the Principal Residence Exemption. That exemption decreases your tax liability by the amount of school operating millage (18 mills). To be granted this exemption, you must file a Principal Residence Affidavit with the Assessing office when you move into your residence. Failure to file this Affidavit will result in you being billed for the school operating tax.
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