Taxes

The property tax due dates will change each year. You can find the due date on your property tax bill. The interim property tax installments are typically due in February and April. The final property tax installments are typically due in July and September.a

Failure to receive your property tax bill does not mean you do not have to pay. You are responsible for any amounts that come due and any penalty and interest charged on these amounts. View your tax balances through our online portal.

Penalty is charged at the rate of one per cent on instalment amounts that are not paid by the due date. This penalty is added on the first day of default. Section 345(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 provides authority to add penalty.

On the first day of each month, the outstanding balances are charged interest. Until the balance is paid in full, outstanding balances continue to be charged on outstanding balances. The interest rate for previous years’ taxes outstanding is 1.25 per cent and the rate for current year taxes is one per cent. Section 345(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001 provides authority to add interest.

Please note, once interest and penalty is charged to your account, it remains payable. Staff does not have the authority to reduce or remove these charges.

When you make a payment, any interest on the account is paid first and the remainder applied to the oldest tax outstanding.

To notify us of any changes to your address, complete and submit the Change of Address Form. 

If you would like to authorize someone who is not an owner on your property to have access to your tax and/or water account information, complete and submit the Authorization form.

A tax certificate can be ordered by submitting your request in writing along with a cheque for $75 to the Tax and Revenue Division, located at 26557 Civic Centre Rd, Keswick ON L4P 3G1. If you would like the certificate emailed upon receipt, please provide an email in your request that the certificate can be mailed to, otherwise, the certificate will be sent through regular mail.

Please include:

• Property address/location
• Legal description
• Assessment roll number

If this request is in regard to a property closing, please advise of the closing date.

To appeal your assessment or for additional information on property assessments, visit:

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation
MPAC Request for Reconsideration Forms
Additional MPAC videos on calculating assessment and property tax
BMA 2017 Municipal Study Report - see Section 6 for Tax Policies, see Section 7 for Comparison Relative Taxes

 2021 Final tax brochure
 2021 Interim Billing brochure 
 2020 Interim Tax Brochure 
 2019 Final Tax Brochure 
 2019 Interim Billing Brochure 

There are two tax bills produced each year. The first one, issued in January, is the interim tax bill and is 50 per cent of the taxes billed the previous year. The final tax bill is produced in June and any increase or decrease in current year assessment will be reflected on the final bill. Both the interim and final tax bill are comprised of two relatively equal installments.

Taxes are calculated by taking the assessed value of your house multiplied by the tax rate. The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is responsible for assigning an assessed value which is unique to your property. The tax rate is the same for all similar-use properties. (For example, all residential properties would be multiplied by the same tax rate but would have a unique assessed value.)

MPAC assesses properties on a four-year cycle. The Town is currently in the final year of the 2016-2020 assessment cycle. Any rise in assessment will be phased in over four years in equal installments. As a general rule, if you can sell your property for more than your assessed value you have a fair assessment. For any questions about assessment, contact MPAC at 1-866-296-6722.

MPAC takes into account multiple factors when determining assessment for a property. These include recent sales, size and location of property, number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms and amenities such as pools or garages can all have an impact on the assessed value of the property.

No, Georgina is a lower-tier municipality which means a portion of property taxes goes to York Region. In addition, a portion of taxes is also sent to the school boards to fund the education system. For 2019, the Town of Georgina kept 51.7 per cent of taxes raised, while York Region collected 32.7 per cent and the school boards collected 15.6 per cent.