Brookfield Town Taxes are Due: Here's What You Need to Know

The first installment of Real Estate and Personal Property taxes due on the Grand List of 2013 is due and payable as of July 1, 2015. All motor vehicle taxes are also due. If you believe your Motor Vehicle bill is incorrect, please contact the Assessor's office at (203)775-7302.

Taxes not paid on or before August 3, 2015 will become delinquent and interest will be charged from the due date of July 1, 2015 at the rate of 1 1/2% per month - minimum interest charged is $2.00. Failure to receive a bill does not exempt you from the tax or the penalty. There is a $20.00 service charge for all returned checks.

Visit the Town of Brookfield website  to pay online by either Credit Card (MasterCard, Visa, or Discover are accepted) or ECheck. A convenience fee of 3% plus a .50 processing fee is charged for credit cards and $2.00 convenience fee is charged for EChecks. You may also view your tax bills online at www.brookfieldct.gov.

To make a payment in the office you must pay by check or cash only. Debit and Credit Card payments can only be processed online.

A self-addressed, stamped envelope must be enclosed if you wish a receipt. Taxes are payable at Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road or by mail addressed to TAX COLLECTOR, P.O. BOX 508, BROOKFIELD, CT 06804-0508.

Payments made by electronic checks from your bank account are sometimes delayed. The money will be removed from the account for processing but the bank may not get the check in the mail as you have requested. If the payment is received after the grace period, the Tax Collector must look at the post mark to determine if the payment is to be considered on time. If there is no post mark then the Tax Collector must consider the payment as late. CT State Statute 12-146 clearly states, "No tax or installment therefor shall be construed to be delinquent under the provision of this section if the envelope containing the amount due as such tax is payable, bears a postmark showing a date within the time allowed by state statute for the payment of such tax or installment". The law does not refer to check dates or banking records so US Postmark is the only legal writing tax collectors can accept. If you need to make payment this way, please give the bank plenty of time for processing. Also make sure the tax bill information is clearly written on the check so that we credit the correct account.

If you have any questions, please call 203-775-7304.

Our office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm, Thursday 8:00am to 6:00pm.

To sign up for an email reminder please go to the Tax Collector's website page atwww.brookfieldct.gov.