Contact the clerk. For pricing, see the Fee Schedule page.
Since we are a smaller township, township officials do not hold regular office hours with one exception. The treasurer's office is open on the last day before interest or penalty is applied or tax collection is turned over to the county. The days for treasurer office hours are Sept 14, one business day between Christmas and New Year's Day, and February 14 & 28. (The dates are adjusted to the next business day if a date falls on a weekend or holiday.)
Use the ordinance violation complaint form online and submit it. Alternatively, contact the township supervisor to report the specifics of the situation.
Summer tax bills are mailed around July 1 and winter tax bills are mailed around Dec 1.
Contact the treasurer by email or phone for another copy. To find the tax amount, go the county website, treasurer's page, tax lookup, and choose a parcel search.
Make the request to the township treasurer who will pass it along to the assessor and the county equalization office OR contact the assessor directly (see contact info in the lower left corner of the tax bill). Alternatively, you may complete the change request form on our web page and submit it.
If it is sale that was recorded with the register of deeds office, the assessor will usually get the information and make the change. For other situations, e.g., to remove an ex-spouse's or deceased spouse's name, complete the request form and submit it to the assessor or equalization office along with appropriate supporting legal documentation, e.g., divorce decree, death certificate, etc., as requested by the assessor or equalization.
Billing is based upon the situation as it was on the most recent December 31, called "tax day" for property tax purposes. The action taken will be reflected in next year's assessment and tax bills; this is true even if a building was removed or demolished on January 1, the day after tax day. If a parcel was split and a new resulting "child" parcel was sold during the year, it is the responsibility of the seller and buyer to work out a pro-rated tax amount or agreement as to how the taxes will be handled this year. Next year's tax bills will reflect the change.
No. Postmarks are not recognized as timely paid by the township (for current year tax payments) nor by the county (for delinquent tax payments). Payments mailed in Mt Pleasant generally are delivered to the township treasurer two days after the postmark. Please allow extra time for payments made from other areas or for weekends or holidays.
Yes. There is a "Tax payments drop box" at the hall next to the building (between the building and sidewalk and behind the USPS mailbox at the edge of the parking lot). The drop box is locked and checked regularly.
The township only accepts credit or debit card payments if paying online or by phone from the township website. A convenience fee will be charged by the third-party payment processor. (Payments by phone must use the phone number found on the website, not the township hall phone number.) All other payments--either in-person, by mail, or using the drop box--must be paid using cash, check, or money order. (The county treasurer will accept card payments for delinquent taxes and the card company will charge a convenience fee to do so.)
The easiest way is to check the box (upper right portion) on the tax payment stub and include the stub with your payment. For a payment that was previously made, email or call the treasurer. Please include the parcel number(s) and/or address and whether it is for summer and/or winter taxes in your message.
Tax bills are mailed to the owner unless written request is made to have it mailed elsewhere; only one bill is mailed. Although it is the owner's responsibility to assure the taxes are paid, mortgage companies generally contact the appropriate treasurer and ask for the amount of the tax bill. The mortgage company (sometimes via a tax servicing company) then pays the local treasurer. You could verify payment with your mortgage company or via the county treasurer's web page (tax lookup, then parcel search), which is usually updated twice monthly.
Yes. Please enclose the top portion of each bill so the payment is applied correctly to all the parcels. If you have lost the bills, include a note listing all parcel identification numbers (or addresses) that the payment covers. Some prefer to write separate checks for each parcel, which is acceptable. All payments may be included in one envelope when mailing. If receipts are desired, please check the box in the upper right portion of the bills indicating your request for receipts.
Yes. Pay as much as you can or want to, preferably before the due date. A receipt will be mailed showing the balance due. You may create your own "payment plan," but any balance due after the due date will incur 1% interest each month or partial month on the unpaid balance. The interest increases by 1% on the first of every month on any unpaid balance. For example, payments received by the treasurer in October are charged 2% interest. Any balance owing after February 28, will be turned over to the county treasurer as delinquent and all future payments would be made to the county treasurer.
For summer taxes, add 1% beginning the day after they are due (usually due Sept 14, so 1% interest begins on Sept 15) and an additional 1% on the first of each month after that. Examples: for payments received by the treasurer in October, add 2% interest; for summer tax payments received by the treasurer in January, add 5% interest.
For winter taxes, there is a 3% penalty for payments received Feb 15-28 (date may vary slightly if the normal due date is on a weekend or holiday). There is no interest for winter tax payments received late February, only the penalty. (There will be interest on delinquent taxes that the county treasurer collects beginning in March, in addition to a 4% admin fee.)
No. They must be paid to the county treasurer. The township treasurer can only collect the current year taxes (determined by when they were billed) through the end of February. After that, they are delinquent and only the county has the authority and responsibility to collect. The amount due can be looked up via the county treasurer's webpage (tax lookup, then parcel search; once the parcel is pulled up, select the delinquent taxes tab). An exception is for delinquent personal property taxes; they are collected by the township treasurer.
In 2023, parcel numbers were modified on the tax bills to include a number indicating which county the parcel is in. Isabella County is #37 so parcel numbers now have a 37 in front of them for our county.
The next two digits are 02 in our township, which is the number for Chippewa Township in our county.
The next three digits are the section number or subdivision.
The next two indicate which quadrant of the section the parcel lies in. (10=NW, 20=NE, 30=SW, 40=SE; 00 for subdivisions and personal property)
The last 5 digits uniquely identify the parcel in the section quadrant, subdivision, or personal property.
(When parcels are split or combined, the original parcel ID numbers are retired and new ones are assigned.)
