Taxes on the Grand List of October 1, 2022 are due and payable July 1, 2023.
All real estate and personal property taxes more than $100 may be paid in two installments: the first installment being due July 1, 2023 and payable during the month of July 2023; and the second installment being due January 1, 2024 and payable during the month of January 2024. The entire amount may be paid any time on or after July 1, 2023.
All taxes of less than $100 and all motor vehicle taxes, regardless of the amount, are due in one installment on July 1, 2023 and payable during the month of July 2023.
If taxes due, or any portion thereof, are not paid on or before August 1, 2023, interest will be charged from the original due date of July 1, 2023 at the rate of 1.5% per month (18% annually) and subject to a $2.00 minimum - per CT State Statute 12-146.
Your cancelled check is your receipt. If paying by mail and a receipt is desired, please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope along with payment and the appropriate payment stub(s). Be advised our processing center will not send a receipt.
Debit card, credit card & e-check payments can be made via our online tax system at www.southbury-ct.org/tax or by telephone (1-866-843-5096). Please note our vendor charges a service fee.
Retention of the bill is necessary.
Second-installment bills will not be sent for January 1, 2024.
One can receive an electronic reminder of taxes due by registering for e-alert notifications on the homepage of the town’s website at www.southbury-ct.org.
Failure to receive a tax bill does not waive the tax obligation or interest penalties (Sec. 12-130).
The Tax Collector’s Office is located at Southbury Town Hall, 501 Main Street South in Southbury, and, except for legal holidays, is open to receive tax payments Monday - Thursday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. There is a drop box located on the side of the building accessed from the upper parking lot. Please call 203-264-0654 if accommodation for a disability is needed.
Please note the Tax Collector’s Office cannot accept cash payments more than $50.00.
Azra Sholtes, CCMC
Tax Collector, Town of Southbury