Archive for March, 2009

County offers five methods to pay property taxes

Tax OfficeThe Douglas County Treasurer’s Office mailed out property tax statements this January that can be paid in person; by mail, drop box, or telephone; or online.

Tax collectors are now, more than ever, seeking to provide as many alternatives for payment of property taxes as possible to increase their collections. With changes in credit card rules allowing cities and counties to now accept credit

cards at no cost to them, many municipalities cannot afford not to implement credit card acceptance in their offices any longer.

Last year around this time, the New England Association of City & Town Clerks conducted a survey. The question asked was

Our Town Administrator has asked if you can let me know whether or not your town accepts credit card payments. If so, how do you handle the credit card fees? Are they charged to the customer?

Here are some of the answers

Wrentham - NO, we are still in the dark ages!

We do not do credit cards. I wish we did. Town Clerk, Otis

The Town Clerk