Sciota
Township Treasurer
Eric J. Schuman
Phone # (517) 651-5788
Welcome To The Treasurer's Page
for Sciota Township
Tax information is not available
on-line for viewing or for paying your taxes at this time
Summer
taxes are mailed around July 1st and are due and payable
on receipt through September 14th without interest. September 15
and thereafter, taxes are late and accrue a 1% late fee per month
until paid, ie 1% in September, 2% in October, etc. After March
1, they are delinquent and must be paid at the county Treasurer's
office.
Winter taxes are
mailed around December 1st and are due and payable on receipt through
February 14th without interest. On February 15, they are late and have
a 3% late fee attached which must be paid in full through the end of
February. March 1, they are delinquent and must be paid at the county
Treasurer's office and will have a 4% administrative fee attached plus
a 1% per month late fee.
If
you are paying your own bill, you can pay in person at the Treasurer's
home or mail it. If the 14th is a Saturday or Sunday and/or the previous
Friday or following Monday is a holiday, the payment must be received
on the next following business day. Beginning the next business
day after that, an additional
1% per month will
be added on the first of each month thereafter. Failure to receive the
tax bill does not waive interest. Summer
taxes may be deferred if your preceding calendar year total household
income was less than $40,000 or you meet one of the following
requirements:
- 62 years of age or older,
including the unmarried surviving spouse of a person who was 62 years
of age or older at the time
of death
- A paraplegic or quadriplegic
- An eligible serviceperson,
eligible veteran, or their eligible widow or widower
- A blind
person or a totally and permanently disabled person
Applications
for Deferment
of Summer Taxes must
be returned
by
September 14th and are available
at the Treasurer's home or on-line here: You must apply for a deferment
for every year a deferment is requested.
Summer Deferment Application
Your
township Treasurer will accept tax payments most any time he is home
by appointment. PLEASE CALL Treasurer Eric J. Schuman at 651-5788
(or email him at sciotatreasurer@aol.com) to arrange a time and day. Some
reminders for you:
• You may pay for multiple parcels on one check, as well as adding your
dog license fee to the same check
• There is a $25.00 fee for all returned checks (NSF)
• Please remember, taxes are due by February 14, 2012, without late fee
• Taxes paid February 15, 2012 and thereafter, will have a 3% administration
fee added which MUST be paid in full
• Taxes
paid March 1, 2012 and thereafter, MUST be paid to the County Treasurer
and will include a 4% administrative fee plus interest
While the
Treasurer is required by law to keep specific office hours pursuant
to PA 641 of 2002, he will also be available
to collect
your taxes most other
times too. However, please call first to make an appointment so as
to be certain of his availability. The required dates will
be Wednesday,
December 28, 2011
and February 29, 2012 (both days 9am – 5pm), or by appointment by calling
651-5788. |
