Real Estate
Q. WHAT PERIOD OF TIME DOES MY BILL COVER?
Real estate tax bills are always paid forward. The bills being issued for July 1, 2024 are on the 2023 Grand List bills and cover the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Example: Real estate tax bills issued July 1, 2023 were on the 2022 Grand List and covered the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
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 1 and covers the period of July 1 through December 31 of that year. The second installment covers the period of January 1 through June 30 of the following year. See below for an example.
First Installment: July 1, 2024 --- December 31, 2024
Second Installment: January 1, 2025 --- June 30, 2025
NEW BILLS ARE NOT ISSUED FOR THE SECOND INSTALLMENT IN JANUARY
Q. WHEN WILL THE TAX BILLS BE MAILED?
A. All real estate 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 1, 2024 to avoid interest charges. Interest begins accruing from the due date, July 1, 2024. An interest rate of 1 ½ % 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.
**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.