The Tax Collector’s Office is responsible for the collection of all real estate, personal property, and motor vehicle excise taxes, wastewater payments, and water payments.
Property tax bills (Real Estate and Tangible) are mailed once annually, within the first week of July. Water bills are based on quarterly readings, and are issued in October, January, April, and July. Wastewater bills are issued once annually, in mid-September.
If you are seeking to obtain a copy of your Tax bill or make an online payment, current and prior bills can be self-retrieved and paid via the “eGovernment portal.”
For billing and assessment data, please access the Online Tax Roll. You can access information by owner name, property location, property map (plat and lot), account number, DBA, or vehicle identification number (VIN).
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Please note that, in any circumstances in which you do not successfully receive your tax bill, R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-7-7 (“Collection of Taxes Generally”) states the following:
“Failure by the Tax Collector to send or failure by the taxpayer to receive a notice shall not excuse the nonpayment of the tax or affect its validity or any proceedings for the collection of the tax.”