Taxes

TAXES

Jill Marble, Treasurer
[email protected]
office: 231-352-9791
cell: 517-243-1615
office hours: to be determined

Welcome to our newest board member, appointed on April 5th. Treasurer Marble is in charge of collecting all tax payments and is your go-to person for your tax payment questions. But many solutions can be found online, if you want to explore our website's BS&A software and other sources of answers. See below.

MORE THAN 100 TAX BILLS CAME BACK FOR LACK OF PROPER ADDRESS: You should have received your CLT summer property tax bill by now. If you haven't, there could be mail forwarding issues, etc. We would like to get them in your hands. Please email the treasurer, Jill Marble, at [email protected] or call her at 231-352-9791 ext 2. If you do not know the parcel number(s), please provide as much property information as possible, such as the address and name(s) on deed. Also provide where you would like the bill snail-mailed, or your email address. Finally, leave her a phone number to reach you for questions. NOTE: A second option is to look at the above menu banner and click on "F-Z"; in the box that drops down, click on "TAXES." Choose to look up information by selecting "Name," "Address," or "Parcel Number" in the upper left hand side of the banner. You can see what is owed, you can print out another bill, you can look up other person's tax bills, you can see on what information the Assessor uses to value your house, figure out if your payment was received/on what date, and much more.

Want to find all your own answers?

Online access to tax and assessor information is now available and totally transparent to the public by clicking on button below. Everything for every taxable parcel in Crystal Lake Township is available here, for you or a neighbor to see, from property descriptions to a history of taxes. Need help learning how to navigate bsaonline.com? If us a call when you're in front of your computer and we can give you a quick "how-to" lesson.

Tax Information

There are a variety of ways to pay your taxes:

· Drop off your payment at the township hall. There is a black drop box near the lower ADA door. (Do not use the red-white & blue ballot box.)
· Mail your payment via USPS, UPS or FEDEX.
· Pay online via with one of two options: via www.bsaonline.com and use your credit card where a 3-percent of your total tax bill "convenience fee" will apply; OR via electronic check with a flat $3.00 fee. See below.

PAY TAXES ONLINE

· The portal of your online bank account. Please note the parcel numbers in the memo line.
. An ACH transfer (the electronic movement of money between financial institutions) and for this you must first contact the Treasurer for more details or complete the necessary form to get started. Click the box below to download the ACH form.

ACH Payment Form

Receipts for your tax payments:
No receipt is automatically mailed to you. Your cancelled check or credit card statement could be your receipt. Otherwise, you must specifically ask for a receipt when you pay your taxes OR go online to bsaonline.com to print one for yourself.

Hot Topic in the Community:

HEADLEE AMENDMENT and possible RE-SET OF YOUR TAXATION RATE. You're going to be hearing more and more about this topic in the coming months and years. We urge you to study up on what exactly "Headlee" refers to and what "re-setting" means for your millage rates. Choose to click on any of the following for links to primers and for more information, or google more articles: 1) Benzie website link 2) Michigan State University Extension Office article 3) Benzie County Pamphlet 4) Library Association Handout.

Helpful Links:

Property Tax Estimator
Personal Property Tax Exemption
Principal Residence Exemption
Disabled Veterans Exemption Information
Tax Pror ation Calculator
Michigan Taxpayers Guide
Michigan Department of Treasury

Notices & Updates:

Summer tax bills will be mailed the first of July. The summer tax accrues interest after Sept. 14.
Winter tax bills will be mailed by the first of December. The winter tax accrues interest after Feb. 14.
As of the first of Mar., summer and winter taxes are delinquent and are delivered to Benzie County for collection and administration.
In Nov., of 2013, Public Act 161 was signed into law granting a 100-percent property tax exemption for qualified disabled veterans. Real property used and owned as a homestead by a disabled veteran or their un-remarried surviving spouse is exempt from the collection of taxes. Use the link below for more information.
The General Property Tax Act allows a 100-percent property tax exemption for the principal ("homesteaded") residence of persons who, by reason of poverty, are unable to contribute to property taxes. An eligible person must own and occupy the home and file an annual claim. Use the Hardship Exemption link below for more information.

Links:
Property Tax Estimator
Personal Property Tax Exemption
Principal Residence Exemption
Disabled Veterans Exemption Information
Tax Pror ation Calculator
Michigan Taxpayers Guide
Michigan Department of Treasury