Rates for 2009-2010:
Municipal tax: $0.87
Local Agreement (veteran exemption): $0.001
Homestead Education tax: $1.1207
Non-Homestead Education tax: $1.3636

Checks Returned for “Insufficient Funds”:  All checks returned by the bank for any reason will cause the tax payment to be canceled. Any receipt issued for that tax payment will become void and delinquent charges will be added where applicable. An additional charge of $20.00 will be levied by the City.

Delinquent Penalties:  Tax payments must be received on or before the due date to avoid penalties. Neither the Treasurer nor the Tax Collector may make exceptions to this rule. In order to offset the cost of collecting delinquent taxes, and in order to stimulate timely payment, Title 32 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated Chapter 133 "Assessment and Collection of Taxes" Penalties and Interest” provide for assessing an 8% penalty and 1% interest per month for the first 3 months then 1 1/2% per month against all delinquent accounts. The Delinquent Tax Collector sends out bills and every effort is made to accommodate people who try to satisfy their obligation. Accounts in arrears may be sent to the City Attorney for tax sale. Although this may seem harsh to some, experience has shown that those few accounts that remain delinquent after one year will be paid only if the City follows this process. The collection of delinquent taxes has a direct bearing on the City's financial condition.  In almost all tax sale cases, full payment is made before the tax sale actually becomes final.

Method of Payment:  Checks should be made payable to the City of Winooski. They may be mailed to the City Clerk Office, 27 West Allen Street, Winooski, VT 05404.

Payment Due Date:  Taxes are due August 15th, November 15th, February 15th and May 15th.  POSTMARKS ARE NOT CONTROLLING.

Property Owner’s Responsibility:  By law, only one tax bill is mailed out each year, in mid July. If you purchased property in Winooski after April 1st of any given year you will not receive a tax bill in your name until after the following April 1st. Failure to receive a bill does not relieve the property owner of responsibility for paying the taxes when they become due and payable, nor does it relieve the addition of penalties and interest as required by law. The Assessor's office must be notified in writing of any address changes. If you did not receive a copy of the tax bill at the time of the property closing, please stop by the city clerk office, and a copy will be made for you.

Tax Year & Installments:  The tax bill covers taxes for the fiscal year July 1 through June 30 of a given year. Taxes are payable in four installments.  The first installment is due August 15.  This payment covers the period July – September.  The second installment is due November 15. This payment covers the period October – December.  The third installment is due February 15.  This payment covers the period of January – March.  The final installment is due May 15 and this covers the period of April – June.

Transfer of Property:  If all or part of the property is sold, it is the seller's responsibility to forward the bill to the new owner, and it is the new owner's responsibility to take note as to when the tax installments are due and payable.

Where to Make Payments:  Tax payments may be made at the City Clerk & Treasurer's Office in the Municipal Building during regular office hours, or, may be left at in the Lockbox located in the Police Department 24 hours a day. 

Questions:  Questions about tax bills and tax payments may be directed to the City Clerk Office. The telephone number is 655-6419. Questions about delinquencies should be directed to the City Clerk's Office.

01-05-2010