The primary responsibility of the Burlington Tax Collector's office is the billing and collection of property taxes, special service charges, and special assessments. We commonly handle many other requests for information from taxpayers, lending institutions, attorneys, title searchers and appraisers, keeping our staff very busy during our office hours.

What You Should Know About Tax Collection in Burlington, Connecticut...

Real estate, personal property, motor vehicle taxes and special service charges (sewer use and waste collection) become due July 1st of each year. The billing period is from October 1st of the previous year to the following September 30th. For example.... the October 1, 2008 Grand List becomes due July 1, 2009 and covers the billing period from October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.

Per State Statue, the July 1st installment must be paid on or before the first business day of August. The January installment must be paid on or before the first business day of February. All late payments are charge interest at the rate of 18% per year. When payments are made late, the interest reverts to the due date of July 1st and January 1st. Therefore, in August and February 3% interest immediately becomes due. The minimum interest charge is $2.00. For each subsequent month, an additional 1 1/2% is charged. Interest charges cannot be waived for any reason. The Statutes state, "failure to receive a bill does not abate the tax or the interest." It is the taxpayer's responsibility to know what taxes are due and make sure that they are paid in a timely manner.

Special notes:

• All taxes, special service charges and special assessments are collected according to the dictates of the Statutes of the State of Connecticut.
• All bills must be corrected and paid within the interest free payment period to avoid an interest charge.
• All payment copies are sent in July and there is no separate billing for the January installment.

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The Burlington Tax Office is now accepting credit cards (VISA, MASTERCARD and DISCOVER) to pay real estate, motor vehicle, personal property, sewer use and sewer assessment bills. There will be a convenience fee of 2 1/2% which will be added to your total balance for this service. CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS WILL BE TAKEN IN PERSON ONLY. NO CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY PHONE AT THIS TIME.