Personal Property

Q. WHAT PERIOD OF TIME DOES MY BILL COVER?

A. Personal Property tax bills issued in July are for businesses registered as of the previous October 1st.

Personal Property tax bills cannot be prorated. For example, if your business was active as of October 1st and then it closed the following month, your bill cannot be prorated for one month.

Q. IF I CLOSED MY BUSINESS, WHY AM I GETTING A TAX BILL?

A. It is very possible that you could have sold or closed your business prior to the bill being generated. The assessor’s office is responsible for record keeping, reviewing documents and generating these bills. Please contact them to discuss what information they need to correct your bill or future bills.

Q. WHEN ARE TAXES DUE? 

A. To make the tax burden easier, the total annual tax for real estate taxes more than $100.00 is split into two installments. The first installment is due July 1st with August 1st being the last day to pay without penalties (unless the 1st falls during the weekend, then the due date is moved to the next business day). The second installment is due January 1st with February 1st being the last day to pay without penalties (unless the 1st falls during the weekend, then the due date is moved to the next business day).

NEW BILLS ARE NOT ISSUED FOR THE SECOND INSTALLMENT IN JANUARY

Q. WHEN WILL THE TAX BILLS BE MAILED?

A. Typically, personal property tax bills are mailed at the end of June. 

Q. WHAT IF I’M MISSING A BILL? 

A. If you are missing a tax bill please click on the following link to view your bill: https://www.mytaxbill.org/inet/bill/home.do?town=mansfield

You may also send us an email: Taxes@mansfieldct.org

Or, call the tax office at 860-429-3307. 

**Please be aware that by state statute, the failure to receive a tax bill does not void the tax and/or interest charges. 

Q. WHEN WOULD MY PAYMENT BE CONSIDERED LATE?

A. All property tax bills are due and payable on July 1st. They must be paid or postmarked on or before August 1st (unless the 1st falls during the weekend, then the due date is moved to the next business day) to avoid interest charges. Interest begins accruing from the due date, July 1st. An interest rate of 1.5 % per month or a total of 18 % per year is applied to unpaid balances. 

Example: if payment is made or postmarked August 2nd, the interest charged will be 3%. In September the interest accrued will be 4.5%, in October 6% etc.

For bills with a second installment, the due date is January 1st with the last day to pay the second installment being February 1st (unless the 1st falls during the weekend, then the due date is moved to the next business day).

**Minimum interest charges are $2.00 for each individual unpaid tax bill. Example: your bill includes 3 motor vehicles. Each vehicle tax will accrue an interest penalty separately not on the total of the 3 bills. The January payment must be paid or postmarked on or before February 3, 2025.