City of Toronto 2012 interim property tax bills are being mailed to property owners in January. Due to the large volume of bills being mailed, mailing will take place from January 9 to 27 inclusive.
If you have not received your tax bill by the end of the first week of February, please call a Customer Service Representative at 416-338-4829 for the instalment due dates, amounts and a duplicate bill.
The 2012 interim property tax bill is the first of two bills issued for 2012. The 2012 final tax bills will be mailed in May 2012.
Payments must reach our offices before the due dates to avoid penalty or interest charges. There are a number of options available to pay your taxes. Visit our how to pay page for more information.
What's New
Voluntary Contribution Option
You now have the option to make a voluntary contribution (donation) to the City of Toronto to support various City services. More information
Paying City of Toronto Property Tax Bills
Toronto residents are reminded that it is not possible to pay City of Toronto property tax bills over the web or by telephone unless using their bank or financial institution's web or telephone services. Property tax payment options.
The City advises Toronto residents to be aware of possible fraudulent telephone calls stating that an online City tax, utility, or parking ticket payment has not gone through, and requesting that further payment be made through a website provided by the caller. The City of Toronto will never call you to advise that an online payment has not gone through, or ask you to make payment or provide any banking or account information over the telephone. Do not provide personal banking information to anyone over the telephone or web or make an online payment on any website that cannot be verified.
To report suspected telephone fraud contact the Toronto Police Service at 416-808-2222, call the Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Centre (PhoneBusters) at 1-888-495-8501 or report online through www.recol.ca
Refunds Fee
Effective June 1, 2011, a user fee of $35.00 will be charged to process applications for tax refunds when an overpayment/credit balance has remained on the property tax account for more than 2 years and the overpayment/credit balance is not the result of a City of Toronto initiated action.
Refunds/Credit Balances
If your property tax account has a credit balance of $500 or less at the time of the final tax billing the credit may be
applied to your tax bill and will reduce your first instalment. For credit balances greater than $500 please refer to the policy Refund or Transfer of Tax Credit Balances.
Tax Rate Reduction For Commercial Properties
Toronto City Council continues to accelerate tax ratio reductions for properties that are in the “Residual Commercial” tax class. Read more about this initiative for tax rate reductions.
