CRYSTAL LAKE TOWNSHIP IN BENZIE COUNTY MICHIGAN
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​CRYSTAL LAKE TOWNSHIP TREASURER

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     Brooke Trentham Popp, Treasurer
     Cellular Phone:  (231) 383-3181
     Township Phone:  (231) 352-9791 
     Mailing address: PO Box 401, Frankfort, MI  49635
     Township address:  1651 Frankfort Hwy., Frankfort
     Email:  treasurer.clt@gmail.com

     ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A TAX RECEIPT?  Please go to the link below:

Tax Information
PAY TAXES ONLINE
​If you are a title or mortgage company, or realtor, please email your requests to the above address or consult www.bsaonline.com. 

If it is March, April, May or June, contact the Benzie County Treasurer's office at (231) 882-0011.
There are a variety of ways to pay your taxes:
·  You may drop off your payments at the township hall.  There is a mail slot in the lower ADA door, for your convenience.  Receipts will be mailed to the address on record or you may request an email receipt.
·  You may mail your payments via USPS.  I utilize the USPS postmark if the payments are received after the due date.  Your cancelled check will be your receipt unless one is requested.
·  You may pay your taxes via www.bsaonline.com.  There are two options online; the first is via credit card and a 3-percent convenience fee will apply; the second is by electronic check and there is a flat $3.00 fee.
·  You can also pay through the bill payment portal of your online bank account.  Please note the parcel numbers in the memo line.

ACH transfers now available!
An ACH Transfer is the electronic movement of money between financial institutions and is now available for the payment of property taxes; fee free!

Please 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
Notices & Updates
  • Online access to Tax and Assessor information is now available!  Go to www.bsaonline.com.
  • Credit cards will be accepted for tax payments.  A 3-percent convenience fee will apply.
  • Electronic checks, to pay taxes, have a $3.00 fee.
  • As of July 1, 2016, due to new processing procedures, receipts will no longer be mailed.  Your cleared check is your receipt.  If you would like a receipt, please request one or find it at www.bsaonline.com.
  • Summer tax bills will be mailed by the first of July.  The Summer tax will become delinquent the 14th, of September.
  • Winter tax bills will be mailed by the first of December.  The Winter tax becomes delinquent the 14th, of February.
  • As of the first of March, Summer and Winter taxes are delivered to Benzie County for collection and administration.
  • ​​In November, of 2013, Public Act 161 was signed into law granting a 100% 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 to the left for more information.
  • ​The General Property Tax Act allows a 100% property tax exemption for the principal 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 to the left for more information.
Links
Property Tax Estimator
Personal Property Tax Exemption
Principal Residence Exemption
​Disabled Veterans Exemption Information
Tax Proration Calculator
Michigan Taxpayers Guide
Michigan Department of Treasury
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1651 Frankfort Highway | PO Box 2129 | Frankfort, MI 49635​
Phone: (231) 352-9791 | Fax: (231) 352-6689
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    • Treasurer
    • Zoning
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