The Municipality of Powassan makes it very easy for residents to pay their tax and utility bills. The Municipality takes money orders, cheques, cash, online payments or debit transactions as a means of payment.

Payment can be made using the mail, visiting the office at 466 Main Street, using the drop off box located at the side of the main entrance or submitting post-dated cheques to the office.

Other methods include the Pre-authorized Payment Plan which provides 11 automatic payments from your bank to cover yearly taxes and online payments of both taxes and utilities.

Using the On-line Payment Method

If you have access to online banking through your regular financial institution then you can pay your tax and utility bills on-line. When doing so you must know your account number to avoid any errors.

Each account number should start with the municipal identification numbers. The Municipality of Powassan’s is 49 59.

For example when your tax bill comes in the mail, the top will indicate your account as 49 59 010 001 01000 0000. This number must be typed into your on-line service account, minus the spaces.

When your utility bill arrives it will only indicate 010 001 01000 0000 as your account number. You must then add a “w” to indicate it is a utility account and the 49 59 for the municipality then your stated account number. Therefore, W49590100010100000000 would be typed in for the above account.

Pre-authorized Tax Payment Plan

The Pre-authorized Tax Payment Plan offers the convenience of no cheques to write, no stamps or envelopes, no worries about overdue payments, no large lump sum payments and no line ups at your bank or municipal offices. We are sorry, but currently this service is not available for utilities.

We offer one convenient plan that takes ten (10) monthly installments for taxes directly from your bank account and credits it to your property tax account. No interest is charged on outstanding balances month to month as during the course of the year, your taxes are paid in full. The withdrawal from your account occurs on the first business day of each month.

Our Pre-authorized Tax Payment Plan runs from January to November. The first seven monthly payments are based on the previous year’s tax levy divided by 11. The final four monthly payments are adjusted to reflect the actual taxes for the year based on any changes to assessment values or tax rate changes.

Example: Previous year’s property taxes $1,100 January through July monthly payments $ 100 Current year’s property taxes $1,200 Less total payments (January to June) $ 700 Balance owing $ 500 August through November payments ($500/4) $125.00

Payments may only be made by automatic withdrawal from an account with chequing privileges at a financial institution.

You can join the plan if: 1. you are a property taxpayer in the Municipality; and 2. your tax account is in good standing and has no arrears; and 3. you do not presently pay your taxes through a mortgage company.

Application forms can be obtained from the Municipal Office or on-line under Download Documents. When returning the Pre-authorized Tax Payment Plan Authorization Form please ensure the property address and roll number are written on all correspondence, it is signed and you have included a cheque marked "VOID". Please either mail or deliver your application and attached cheque to the Municipal Office at 466 Main Street, PO Box 250, Powassan, Ontario, P0H 1Z0.