Property tax bills for the fiscal year were issued July 8th to the property owners of record as of April 1. If you purchase a property after April 1, you should request the tax bill from the seller or contact this office for a copy.

The payment dates for the current 2011 tax bill were voted to be August 12, 2011 and February 10, 2012. Postmarks by the U.S. Post Office are accepted.

To: Town of Norwich, Taxpayers July 2011

From: Norwich Finance Office

RE: Payment of Taxes by ACH, Credit Card, or e-check

In response to citizen requests, the Town of Norwich offers to its taxpayers the option of paying taxes using additional methods.

The first option is through the use of ACH transactions. The form can be found on www.norwich.vt.us/town_departments/finance_office then click on Pay Taxes by ACH, Credit Card or e-check. This form gives us permission to withdraw the money from your account. The transaction would take place 3 days before each of the two tax installment due dates of each year. This agreement would remain in place until cancelled by you.

Pay Taxes by ACH, Credit Card or E-Check

If you want to use this payment method please fill out the form and return it to us by August 5, 2011.

Another option for taxpayers is the ability to pay taxes either on line or by telephone 1-800-2PayTax (1-800-272-9829). You may use your credit card or have an e-check created. By computer go to www.officialpayments.com and at the home page double click on the Local Payments box. The next page will have the look up, which can be by state and then by town or you can enter Jurisdiction Code 5517. The credit card fee for tax payments is 3% and there is a $3.00 fee for e-checks.

TOWN OF NORWICH

HOMESTEAD EDUCATION TAX CALCULATION Fiscal Year 2011

The Homestead Tax Rate is based in part on the education spending per equalized pupil of all the pupils residing in your town. Many town districts are also members of union school districts. Each town and union school district will have a tax rate based on its spending per pupil. For towns with multiple school districts, the tax rate is a combination of those rates as shown below.

Base homestead tax rate $0.87

Base spending amount $ 8,544

Excess spending threshold $14,733

Average statewide education spending per equalized pupil $12,283

Common level of appraisal for Norwich 90.91%

Equalized Homestead Tax Rate for Norwich from Town School District

1. Education spending per equalized pupil $14,715.53

2. Net offsets for excess spending calculation $1,276.22

3. Amount over excess spending threshold if any $0

4. Education spending per equalized pupil plus

excess for tax rate $14,715.53

5. District spending as a percent of base spending amount 172.23%

6. District equalized tax rate equals line 5 times

base rate $1.4984

7. Percent of equalized pupils at town school district 100.00%

8. Equalized tax rate from school district $1.4984

9. Actual tax rate attributable to district ($1.4984/CLA:90.91%) $1.6482

You should see this rate on your tax bill. >>> $1.6482

NON-RESIDENTIAL EDUCATION TAX RATE $1.4960

Base non-residential rate of $ 1.36/CLA: 90.91%

This information last updated Monday, November 7, 2011 at 10:48:22 AM.

Town of Norwich, Vermont
Tracy Hall, 300 Main Street PO Box 376 Norwich VT 05055 :: 802 649-1419 :: www.norwich.vt.us