Email: townshipemail@yahoo.com
Phone: (269) 789-0654 ext. 2
Hours: Wednesday 9:00 am-3:00 pm
Contact Daniel for Personal Residence Exemption form or for Disabled Veterans Exemption form.
Email: treasurer@convistownship.gov
Phone: (269) 789-0654 ext. 4
Hours:
Monday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Contact Kristy for property tax questions.
Availability of Deferment
Under MCL 211.51, property taxpayers may defer until February 14th without penalty or interest, the due date of their summer taxes on their principal residence, if their gross household income for the preceding calendar year did not exceed $40,000 and they are:
Property that is classified or used as agricultural property may qualify if the gross receipts of the agricultural or horticultural operation in the previous year (or the average gross receipts for such operations in the previous three years) are not less than the household income of the owner for the preceding calendar year.
Persons applying for a deferral must certify that they qualify for the deferment on a form available through my office in order to receive the deferral. The form must be completed each year in order to have taxes deferred without penalty in any given year. The form must be filed with my office no later than September 14 to receive the deferral.
Tax payments may be made in person on Mondays from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Wednesdays from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, except legal holidays. If you pay by mail or in drop box and require a receipt, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope with your payment.
Summer taxes are due September 14th, and Winter taxes are due February 14th; unless the due date falls on the weekend or holiday, then the due date becomes the next business day.
Partial payment of taxes is accepted, although interest and penalty will be applied to any outstanding balance after the due date.
For more information, you can visit BS&A Software’s website to register for an account and view your tax bill payments and assessment information online.
The fair market value or the usual selling price of property. For a more detailed definition see MCL 211.27.
Generally the same as state equalized value unless an equalization factor has been applied by the county in which the property is located or the State.
When the property’s ownership transferred during a previous tax year, the property’s taxable value may be uncapped; if uncapped, the taxable value becomes the same as the property’s state equalized value. Transfer of ownership is defined in MCL 211.27a.
One half (1/2) of your property’s true cash value.
The value used to calculate your property taxes. A property’s taxable value can only increase annually by the rate of inflation or 5%, whichever is less, unless there is an addition to the property (i.e., physical improvement or omitted property) or the property’s ownership transferred during a previous tax year. See MCL 211.27a and MCL 211.34d. A property’s taxable value can also decrease if there is a physical loss to the property. See MCL 211.34d.Taxable value may not be the same as the property’s true cash value, assessed value, or state equalized value, but may not be greater than the property’s assessed value or state equalized value.