Tax Department
2024/2025 TAX COLLECTOR’S SCHEDULE – EAST HAVEN CT. | |
JULY 1, 2024 | First-half Real Estate, Personal Property and Motor Vehicle tax bills due |
AUGUST 1, 2024 | Last Day to pay to avoid penalty |
AUGUST 2024 | Delinquency notices mailed |
JANUARY 1, 2025 | Second-half Real Estate, Personal Property and Motor Vehicle tax bills due (NO REMINDER NOTICE SENT); Supplemental Motor Vehicle tax bill is due in full |
FEBRUARY 3, 2025 | Last Day to pay to avoid penalty |
FEBRUARY 2025 | Delinquency notices mailed |
MARCH 2025 | Intent to Lien Notices mailed |
APRIL 2025 | Real Estate Liens filed with the Town Clerk’s Office |
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR | Collection Efforts for non-payment include but not limited to bank executions, Collection Agency, State Marshal, Liens, & Foreclosures |
TAX DEPARTMENT:
The mill rate for the 2023 Grand List year is 33.44 mills for all Real Estate and Personal Property (business) and 32.46 for all motor vehicles.
TAX BILLS WILL BE MAILED ON OR AROUND JUNE 20TH, 2024. IF YOU HAD TAXABLE PROPERTY AS OF 10/01/2023 AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR BILL BY 07/01/2024, PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE TAX DEPARTMENT BY PHONE (203-468-3307), STOP IN THE OFFICE OR SEARCH THE ONLINE TAX PORTAL.
The first installment of the 2023 Grand List Tax Bills is due July 1, 2024, and becomes delinquent after August 1, 2024. Interest is accrued at 1.5% per month. The second installment will be due on January 1, 2025, and will become delinquent after February 3, 2025.
Extended Hours:
| Saturday July 13th 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | Saturday July 27th 9 am.-1 p.m. |
| Wednesday July 17th 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. | Wednesday July 31st 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. |
Upon receipt, taxes can be paid with cash, by check, money order or by debit or credit card. Please note that the credit card processing company, Invoice Cloud, (not the Town of East Haven) charges a fee of 2.99% or a $3.95 minimum for all cards – debit and credit - whether they are used online or in the office.
It is the responsibility of the taxpayer to pay your tax bills on time. You will only receive one bill per year, even if you have 2 installments. Please note that failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve the taxpayer the requirement to pay on time. If your bill is $200 or more for the year you will have two coupons attached to the bill. It is your choice to pay the bill in 1 or 2 installments. It is your responsibility to remember to pay your bill in January 2025. After each grace period, Delinquent Demand Notices will be mailed out. Failure to meet your responsibility to pay your taxes could result in your account being given to a collection agency, marshal, attorney and/or your bank accounts may be garnished. Per State Statutes 7-148 & 12-130 through 12-163, the Tax Collector has the responsibility to collect all taxes due to the Town of East Haven and to apply interest and fees on delinquent accounts. We are also instructed to use the tools (State Marshals, Collection Agencies etc.) given to us to collect all delinquent accounts. Please refer to the Department of Motor Vehicle’s website at www.ct.gov/dmv for valuable information pertaining to the status of your Motor Vehicle.
Shayna Acampora
Tax Collector, Town of East Haven
Staff Contacts
| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Shayna Acampora | Tax Collector | (203) 468-3307 Ext. 13308 sacampora@easthaven-ct.gov |
| Mheegan Rollins-Bachinski | Deputy Tax Collector | (203) 468-3307 Ext. 13305 mbachinski@easthaven-ct.gov |
| Amberleigh Reyes | Tax Clerk | (203) 468-3307 Ext.13307 areyes@easthaven-ct.gov |
