Paying Taxes & Bills

Payment can be made online at www.town.ipswich.ma.us, mailed using the envelope included with the bill, at Town Hall during normal business hours, or after hours in the white drop box  located next to the U.S. Postal Box in front of the handicap parking out front of the Town Hall main entrance.

Payments made online may be paid by either electronic debit to a checking account or by using a credit card (MasterCard and Discover).  Payments made at Town Hall must be paid by cash or check only.

If a mortgage company or bank pays the taxes on your behalf, it is your responsibility to forward a copy of your bill to them.

If you have not received or have lost your bill, please contact the Treasurer/Collector Office to request a copy.

If there is any change in the mailing address or ownership, please contact the Assessor's Office at 978-356-6603.

Tax Billing Process

Taxes are billed on a fiscal year, July 1 - June 30.  Please remember that bills are mailed out only twice per year although four quarterly bills need to be paid.  It is easy to pay your bill online.   Go to www.town.ipswich.ma.us/treasurer

Preliminary tax bills are mailed out by July 1^st.  The two enclosed tax bills are due on August 1^st and November 1^st.  These tax bills are based on the previous year’s total tax amount divided by four.

Actual tax bills are generated in December, after the tax rate has been set, and are mailed out by December 31^st.  The two enclosed tax bills are due on February 1^st and May 1^st.  These bills are based on the new assessment, multiplied by the new tax rate, minus any payments made or any exemptions given, divided by two.

Any remaining balance on the account after May 1^st will generate a demand bill.  This bill includes a demand charge and interest at a rate of 14% per year.

Owners of unpaid demand bills will be advertised in the Ipswich Chronicle, and posted at Town Hall and at the Library.  If taxes are not paid within fourteen days of the advertising, a lien will be placed on the property at the Registry of Deeds in Salem.  If the taxes remain unpaid, the Town will foreclose on the property.

PRELIMINARY TAX BILLS ARE MAILED
(1^ST AND 2^ND QUARTERS)

ACTUAL TAX BILLS ARE MAILED
(3^RD AND 4^TH QUARTERS)