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The City of Edmonton offers a Property Tax Monthly Payment Plan that enables you to pay your taxes monthly, instead of in 1 annual payment.
After you enrol in this plan, your monthly property tax amount will be withdrawn directly from your bank account on the first business day of each month. By paying your property taxes monthly through this plan, you can be certain your property taxes are paid in full each year and you will not incur any late-payment penalties.
The ideal time to join the MPP is during the fall. If you sign up for the MPP before December 15, you can avoid administrative fees.
For the first 6 months of the year, your monthly instalment is based on 1/12 of the previous year’s tax amount. The instalment amount is adjusted for the last 6 months of the year based on the new annual tax amount.
If you join any time during a tax year (January 1-December 31), you must make up any “missed payments.” For example, if you decide to start automatic bank withdrawals on May 1, you need to make up the payments for January, February, March and April and pay a 1-time administration fee. The missed monthly instalments may be included in your first automatic bank withdrawal.
You can enrol in this plan at any time. However, we recommend you join by the end of October for the upcoming tax year to avoid paying a one-time administration fee—2% of the initial payment amount.
The amount of property taxes each property owner in Edmonton pays is unique to that property. Therefore, the process of joining this plan required the City to issue an enrolment application that reflects the current state of your property tax account.
Note:
If you wish to cancel your enrolment in the Property Tax Monthly Payment Plan, ensure you provide a written cancellation notice by the 15th of the month, to cancel the next month’s withdrawal:
If payments equalling 2 or more monthly instalments are not honoured by your bank, your enrolment in the monthly payment plan will be cancelled. All unpaid taxes will be due and payable, and will be subject to service charges and late-payment penalties.
The Monthly Payment Plan may be cancelled upon receiving notification of a title change from the Alberta Land Titles Office.
The City of Edmonton offers a Property Tax Monthly Payment Plan that is a convenient way of paying property taxes in monthly instalments by automatic bank withdrawal without incurring late-payment penalties.
Monthly payments are made by automatic bank withdrawal from January to December on the first business day of each month.
If you are interested in joining this plan:
The application process can take up to three weeks once you submit a signed application form and banking information.
If you are already enrolled in the City’s Property Tax Monthly Payment Plan, you do not need to re-apply each year.
No. The Property Tax Monthly Payment Plan cannot be transferred to your new property. Please reapply:
Yes. The Property Tax Monthly Payment Plan amount can be calculated based on an approximate purchase price that you provide to the City.
Yes, however, you will need to request an application for each property.
Once you are enrolled in this plan, your payments will be processed as one transaction if they are withdrawn from one bank account.
You can enrol anytime during the year, however, it’s best to apply between October 15 and December 15 for the upcoming tax year.
A one-time administration fee is payable on all applications enrolling after January 1 for the current year. The fee is calculated as 2% of missed monthly instalments—this amount can be included in your first automatic withdrawal amount.
These are instalments that you would have paid already if you had joined the monthly payment plan prior to January 1.
As an example, if you apply to start monthly bank withdrawals on May 1, you will need to pay the instalments that were missed in January, February, March and April, plus a one-time administration fee of 2%. These missed monthly instalments may be included in your first automatic bank withdrawal.
Yes, but you will need to pay any unpaid taxes from prior years and any associated penalties prior to requesting an application.
Request a Property Tax Monthly Payment Plan application package:
For the first six months of the year, your monthly instalment is based on 1/12 of the previous year’s tax amount. The instalment amount will be adjusted for the last six months of the year based on the new annual tax amount.
Your property tax notice mailed in May will show the adjusted monthly withdrawal amount effective July 1.
Previous year’s taxes: $2,400
Monthly instalment (Jan 1 – Jun 1): $200 ($2,400 divided by 12 months)
Monthly instalment (Jul 1 – Dec 1): To be stated on the annual tax notice and adjusted for July 1
2% administration fee: N/A
Initial payment: $0
Previous year’s taxes: $2,400
Monthly instalment (Jan 1 – Jun 1): $200 ($2,400 divided by 12 months)
Monthly instalment (Jul 1 – Dec 1): To be stated on the annual tax notice and adjusted for July 1
Missed payments: $600 (for January, February and March)
2% administration fee: $12 ($600 X 2%)
Initial payment: $612** will be automatically withdrawn from your bank account on April 1st along with your regular monthly instalment.
Your monthly withdrawal amount may be adjusted if an amended or supplementary tax is applied to your account prior to November, or if other charges or credit adjustments are processed during the year. The City will notify you of any increases in writing at least two weeks before the next withdrawal date.
Yes. However, you cannot pay less.
If you wish to increase your monthly payment amount, please submit a written request by the 15th of the month to make a change for the next month’s withdrawal date:
Provide written notification of any banking information changes by completing a “Property Tax Monthly Payment Plan: Request for Change or Cancellation” form before the 15th of the month, to change your banking information for the next month's withdrawal. A VOID cheque or pre-authorized debit from your bank must be submitted with the form.
Return your completed application form by:
If you wish to cancel your enrolment in the Property Tax Monthly Payment Plan, ensure you provide written cancellation notice by the 15th of the month to cancel for the next month’s withdrawal:
If payments equalling 2 or more monthly instalments are not honoured by your bank your enrolment in the monthly payment plan will be cancelled. All unpaid taxes will be due and payable and will be subject to late-payment penalties and service charges.
Ensure you provide written cancellation notice by the 15th of the month to cancel the next month’s withdrawal:
Payments made through this plan cannot be refunded or transferred.
By completing and returning this application form with the required banking information, it is agreed that:
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PO Box 1982
Edmonton, AB T5J 3X5
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