[Chat] Real estate tax bills

[Stephen J Gewirtz]

I still have not received my real estate and CVCBD tax bills, but the 
City tax bill is already available online.  Go to:
http://cityservices.baltimorecity.gov/paysys/
and click on "Real Property."  You can already see how much you will owe.

This year, the City and State homestead tax credits are labelled as 
such.  Also, there is a "SPECIAL CREDIT" which is supposed to be a 
reduction of 0.02% in the City tax rate for those who are eligible for 
the homestead tax credit.  Mine is all of $26.58, but every little bit 
helps.

My guess is that the CVCBD surtax will be available soon, but for most 
of us, it should be last year's CVCBD surtax times 1.04.  When it is 
available, you can get it by clicking on "Special Benefit District 
Surcharge."

The link above, which you can get to from www.baltimorecity.gov , can 
also be used to pay City bills including the real estate tax, the CVCBD 
surtax and metered water bills.  If you pay from a checking account, you 
do not pay anything extra for paying online, and in a couple of business 
days, the payment will show up when you access your checking account 
online.  You do pay an extra fee if you use a credit card.

There is no advantage to paying the real estate tax and CVCBD surtax 
before almost the end of the month.  You will pay slightly less if you 
pay before July 31.  If you pay later, it makes no difference whether 
you pay in August or September.

Steve