If you owe delinquent taxes on any vehicle in your name, you may not renew any registrations at the Department of Motor Vehicles without paying your taxes first. All delinquent taxes in your name must be paid in full with cash, bank check, or money order to obtain an immediate release or clearance for DMV.
The most convenient way to pay your tax bill is by mail. If you wish to have a receipt returned to you, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope with your payment and make checks payable to Tax Collector, Town of Killingworth.
If your Real Estate tax is escrowed, the bill will be mailed to the mortgage company. If you receive the bill and your taxes are escrowed, you should immediately contact your lender and ask to whom and where the bill should be sent, so that payment can be made in a timely manner.
Do not ignore your bill! If your vehicle has been sold, stolen, or declared a total loss, you may be entitled to a credit. Two forms of written proof are required, and you must apply for the credit within a limited time. Please contact the Assessor’s Office at 860-663-1765, ext. 506 to discuss.
Yes. If you replaced one vehicle with another, and used the same license plates, you will received a pro-rated supplemental tax bill in January for the new vehicle. You will receive a credit on the supplemental bill for the amount you paid on the old vehicle. You will receive this credit without applying for it. ... read more
If you newly registered a vehicle after October 1 (first time registration), you will receive a pro-rated tax bill. This supplemental bill will cover the time from the month the vehicle was first registered through September 30 (the end of the assessment period). Supplemental Motor Vehicle tax bills are mailed the last week of December ... read more
Tax bills are mailed during the last week of June each year. If you do not receive a tax bill by the first week of July, please call the Tax Collector’s office at 860-663-1765, ext. 508 or send an email to [email protected] . Connecticut General State Statute 12-130 says that failure to receive a tax bill does ... read more
No, the interest charges are set by Connecticut state law. The Tax Collector does not have the authority to waive interest
The first installment of your real estate and personal property taxes is due July 1, payable by August 1. You have a one month “grace period” in which to pay without a penalty. If August 1 falls on a weekend, you have until the first business day in August to pay, in person or by ... read more
The property tax rate is expressed in mills, or thousandths of a dollar. For example, a mill rate of 24.78 would be equivalent to $24.78 in tax per $1,000 of net assessed value. The Board of Finance sets the mill rate annually.
