Zorra-Now-Fall 2025-WEB

TOWNSHIP DEPARTMENT INFORMATION TOWNSHIP DEPARTMENT INFORMATION 10 Zorra Now | Fall 2025 Zorra Now | Fall 2025 11 Payment due dates: August 29, 2025 October 31, 2025 We’ve Moved! Township of Zorra 163 Brock Street PO Box 189 Thamesford, Ontario N0M 2M0 Sign up online for one of our Pre- authorized Payment (PAP) plans! Property Tax Bills can be emailed to you! Sign up for e-billing on the taxation page of our website. KEEP YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL FOR YOUR RECORDS. There is a $10.00 fee to issue a replacement bill (paper or electronic). PAYMENT OPTIONS: Pre-Authorized Payment (PAP) Plan We offer a PAP Plan to make it easier to pay your municipal tax bill, and to help avoid late fees. There is no cost for this service. New for 2025! If you participate in our PAP 10-month or PAP 12-month payment plan you will no longer receive an Interim Tax Bill. Instead of the Interim Tax Bill, you will receive a PAP Withdrawal Letter in January each year that details the monthly withdrawals from January to June, which equals the Interim Tax Bill. You will receive a second PAP Withdrawal Letter in July of each year that details monthly withdrawals for the remainder of the year. Final Tax Bills will be provided. Internet Banking You can pay by using internet banking with your financial institution. When setting up to pay your property taxes, select Zorra Taxes as the payee and use the 15-digit roll number on your property tax bill, excluding the dashes. If you are paying through your bank or financial institution, allow three business days for the payment to go through. All payments must be received at our office by the due date. Payments received after the due date are subject to penalty and interest. Mail If you are mailing a cheque (payable to Township of Zorra) allow sufficient time for delivery. All payments must be received at our office by the due date. Payments received after the due date are subject to penalty and interest. Visit / Drop-Box at the **NEW** Municipal Office Payment may be made in-person by cash, cheque, or debit at the Municipal Office during business hours (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). If paying in person, be sure to bring your bill with you. Payment may also be made via the drop box at the municipal office, beside the main door. Cheques only! 2025 TAX NEWS Property Tax Billing The Municipality issues two property tax bills per year that are broken into four tax instalments. Note that tax instalment payments are due the last business day of February, May, August and October. Property tax bills are printed in advance of the due date. If your property taxes are in arrears (unpaid/past due) penalty and/or interest is added on the 1st of each month and the amounts on your tax bill will not include these charges for the period after the bill was printed. If you have missed making payments by the due dates please call the office to make sure you are paying the current amount owing on your account. To mail your interim and final tax bill, it costs a total of $4.86 to buy bill paper, print the bills, buy the envelopes, stuff the envelopes, and apply postage. Each bill takes staff time and tax dollars. It costs thousands of dollars annually to mail bills. Why worry about postal strikes when you could receive your bills on your phone immediately? E-billing is convenient and cost-effective; 9% of the Township’s taxpayers already receive their bills online. To help us save, make the smart choice and signup for e-billing today at: https://www.zorra.ca/forms/property-tax-e-billing-sign-up/ Did You KNOW It costs Zorra Township thousands of dollars annually tomail your interimand final tax bills?