City offers many payment options for property taxes
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Tax relief program
available for eligible senior residents
The City’s 2021 interim residential and non-residential property tax bills will be mailed out to all Vaughan property owners the week of Monday, Feb. 15 – with a new, updated, easy-to-read look.
Due
dates for residential and non-residential interim property tax bill payments
are:
- First instalment – Thursday, March 25
- Second instalment – Thursday, April 29
- Third instalment – Thursday, May 27
If you do not receive
your tax bill in the mail, contact the City immediately at 905-832-2281 or accessvaughan@vaughan.ca. Failure to receive a
tax bill does not exempt you from paying property taxes – late payment penalties
will be added.
MANY PAYMENT OPTIONS
AVAILABLE
- Pre-authorized payment plans: The City offers two options that include –
- *NEW* 10 instalments: In 2021, the City of Vaughan is transitioning to a new tax system that will change the first automatic withdrawal date to March 1. There will only be 10 withdrawals/payments for 2021 instead of the usual 11. The bill sent in February will outline the instalment dates from March 1 to July 1. Another bill will be sent in June outlining the instalment dates from Aug. 1 to Dec. 1. Your account must be at a zero balance in order to qualify.
- Six instalments: The tax instalments of the interim and final billing are withdrawn automatically from the selected bank account on each due date. Your tax account must be at a zero balance to qualify for this program.
- Post-dated cheques: Post-dated cheques corresponding with the amounts and due dates printed on the tax stubs can be used. Please include all tax stubs with the cheques as applicable when sending to the City. A fee will apply if any post-dated cheques need to be sent back.
- Financial institutions: Taxes can be paid at all major banks either in-person, through the bank machine, online or via telephone. Payments will also be accepted from any other financial institution that will facilitate tax payments. Some financial institutions may charge a fee for this service.
- At City Hall: Drop-off boxes at each entrance of Vaughan City Hall can be used for submitting cheques. The boxes are emptied at least twice a day. Cash should not be dropped off in these boxes.
- By mail: Cheques and money orders should be made payable to City of Vaughan and mailed to Vaughan City Hall in the return envelope enclosed with your tax bill, in addition to the payment stub. Please mail early as payments delayed in the mail and received after the due date will be subject to a penalty charge. Do not send cash through the mail.
TAX RELIEF PROGRAMS
The City also continues to operate tax relief programs for citizens,
including the Elderly Home-Owners Tax Assistance (PDF) program for 2021 – a tax rebate provided by the City to elderly
homeowners who qualify – and the Seniors, Low-Income Seniors and Low-Income Disabled Persons Property
Tax Deferral program (PDF) Check vaughan.ca/PropertyTax
for more information, deadlines and how to
apply.
BREAKING
DOWN THE YEARLY TAX BILL
The property tax bill may come in
a City of Vaughan envelope, but less than 27 cents of every dollar stays with
the City to provide all programs and services. Here is a breakdown of how
residential property taxes are
allocated:
- 49 cents to York Region
- 27 cents to City of Vaughan
- 23 cents to local school boards (Province of Ontario for education purposes)
- One cent to the Hospital Precinct Levy
Municipal services in
Vaughan are provided by two tiers of government – the City of Vaughan
and York Region. The City retains approximately $1,600 of an average $6,000 annual property
tax bill to support critical services that residents rely on each day,
including Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service; public works and road services;
waste management; infrastructure replacement; maintenance of City facilities;
city planning and development; Building Code enforcement; and by-law and
compliance. These services and more remain important and operational during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Unanimously approved by Mayor
Maurizio Bevilacqua and Members of Council on Dec. 15, 2021, the
Council-approved 2021 Budget and
2022 Financial Plan delivers on the City’s mission of Citizens First Through
Service Excellence and balances the needs of managing unprecedented growth,
investing in infrastructure and supporting economic development – all while
respecting citizens’ hard-earned tax dollars throughout the global COVID-19
pandemic. As outlined in the plan, a zero per cent increase to the property tax
rate will take effect for the 2021 tax year and will be reflected in the final
bill calculation.
LOOKING
FOR MORE INFORMATION?
Visit vaughan.ca/PropertyTax for more information
about Vaughan property taxes, your bill and
the payment options that are available.
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