Important Tax Information
Real estate and personal property tax bills:
- Acushnet operates using a fiscal year from July 1 through June 30.
- Real estate tax bill payments are due annually on a quarterly basis: August 1, November 1, February 1, and May 1. Due dates falling on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday will be due the following business day.
- Quarterly billings are mailed twice per year: preliminary (estimated) bills at the end of June, and actual bills at the end of December, both with two remit slips.
- Interest and penalties are charged for late payments; delinquent accounts will be liened through a tax taking and remedied according to law.
- Partial payments are accepted on real estate, but interest will be charged on any outstanding balance.
- New/subsequent owners are responsible for seeking out a tax bill if one is not received. The law requires that tax bills be mailed to the owners of record as of January 1st of the prior fiscal year. Assessors enter deed details.
Motor vehicle excise tax bills:
- Motor vehicle tax bills are mailed throughout the year as commitment data is received from the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV).
- The majority of vehicle excise bills are mailed in February on the Town’s 1st RMV commitment.
- Interest and penalties are charged for late vehicle excise payments; partial payments are not accepted; accounts are assigned to the Deputy Collector after the demand period.
- License/registration renewals may be withheld due to late vehicle excise payments.
Boat excise tax bills:
Bills are generally mailed in November (due in January, 60 days from issuance) for that year’s boating season. If your excise is not paid when due, you will be charged interest at the rate of 12% per annum and collection costs. You will also be charged a late penalty of $20.00, or 20% of the excise due, whichever is greater.
Water/Sewer bills:
- Bills are mailed four times per year. Payment is due within 30 days of issuance. Interest and penalties will be charged for late payments.
- Unpaid water/sewer bills are liened onto 3rd quarter Real Estate bills in December.
- Questions or disputes regarding billing amounts due must be directed to the Department of Public Works promptly for resolution.
Deputy Tax Collector: PKS Associates
The Deputy Tax Collector is responsible for collecting all past due Motor Vehicle Excise Tax bills that are on Warrant, Final Warrant and are marked at the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
Payments can be mailed to:
Deputy Collector
P.O. Box 397
Reading, MA 01867
1-781-944-8504
Walk-in service is available at the following locations:
- Reading: 34 Salem Street
- Fall River RMV: 1804 North Main St., Suite 004
- Plymouth: 40 Industrial Park Road, STE 303
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