Tax Receiver
Kathy Dwyer, Tax Receiver
M. Ann Owens, Deputy Tax Receiver
Beginning April 1, all 2023 Town and County Property taxes must be made to Onondaga County at: Chief Fiscal Officer, P.O. Box 1004, Syracuse, NY 13201-1004. Their phone number is 315.435.2426.
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For the upcoming 2023 School Tax Collection, bills will be mailed at the end of August or first week of September. The collection schedule will be posted on syracuse.com, this website and the town's Facebook page as the mail dates approach.
If you do not receive a tax bill by the start of the second week of September, please contact us immediately. Once bills have mailed, they can be viewed, printed and paid online at ongov.net/etax and receipts are also available via that site. To easily locate your property, keep your entry as simple as possible in the Street Name box. For example, if you live on NE Townline Rd., only type Townline. Or even Town.
- No cash payments are accepted per a resolution of the Onondaga Town Board. Make checks or money orders payable to Kathy Dwyer, Tax Receiver, and drop off or mail to: Tax Receiver Office, Onondaga Town Hall, 5020 Ball Rd., Syracuse, NY 13215
- Or pay in-full online by e-check or credit card at ongov.net/etax.
FRIENDLY REMINDERS:
- WE UTILIZE ONLINE BANKING, WHICH MEANS PAYMENTS ARE DEPOSITED SAME-DAY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PLEASE BE SURE FUNDS ARE DEPOSITIED IN YOUR ACCOUNT BEFORE WRITING A CHECK TO THE TAX RECEIVER.
- WE DO NOT ACCEPT POST-DATED CHECKS AND DO NOT HOLD CHECKS. POST-DATED CHECKS ARE RETURNED TO THE PAYEE.
- THERE IS A $20 FEE FOR CHECKS RETURNED TO US BY THE BANK ALONG WITH ANY OTHER APPLICABLE PENALTIES.
- MAKE SURE THAT THE AMOUNTS ON THE WRITTEN AND DIGIT LINES ON YOUR CHECK MATCH AS THEY MUST OTHERWISE BE RETURNED TO SENDER. WE FOLLOW THE RULE THAT NO PAYMENT IS CONSIDERED TO BE MADE UNTIL IT CAN BE DEPOSITED TO THE BANK.
ALL EXEMPTION QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE at 315.469.3216.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS OR APPRAISORS: OUR OFFICE DOES NOT ESTIMATE TAXES FOR YOU. TOWN TAX BILLS INCLUDE TAX RATES, TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUES, EXEMPTIONS, ETC. AND ARE PUBLIC RECORD AND AVAILABLE AT ONGOV.NET/ETAX. VARIOUS TAX ESTIMATORS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE INCLUDING SEETHROUGHNY.ORG.
ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT
WHAT WE DO: The Tax Receiver collects town and county property taxes as well as taxes for the six school districts located within the town: Jamesville-Dewitt, Lafayette, Onondaga Central, Marcellus, West Genesee and Westhill.
TAX COLLECTION TIMEFRAMES: Town and county property tax bills are sent at the end of December and school tax bills are sent in late August or early September to properties not in escrow.
METHODS OF PAYMENT: Personal and bank checks, money orders, and online credit card and e-check payments are accepted. Cash payments are not accepted per a June 2021 Resolution of the Town Board. Please note that there is a service charge for online credit card payments of approximately 3% and a fee for e-check payments. The exact amount inclusive of these fees will be displayed before you complete your payment.
DIRECTIONS FOR ONLINE PAYMENTS: To pay by credit card or e-check, go to ongov.net/etax. Partial payments cannot be made online. To easily locate your property, do not use a prefix or suffix in the Street Name box. For example, if you live on NE Townline Rd., only type Townline. Or even Town.
PARTIAL PAYMENTS: Partial payments are accepted if there are no delinquent taxes due. The first payment must be made on or before the no-penalty due date. The partial payment can be in any amount for town and county bills, and for all school tax bills in all districts EXCEPT JAMESVILLE-DEWITT. Jamesville Dewitt requires partial payments of at least 50% of the amount due. Partial payments cannot be made online.
NON-RECEIPT OF TAX BILLS: If you do not receive a tax bill, please contact us and we will send a duplicate bill to help you avoid potential late penalties. Bills are also available online at ongov.net/etax. We make every effort to ensure you receive your tax bill, however it is ultimately the responsibility of the property owner to know when taxes are due and payable.
NEW PROPERTY OWNERS: If you move up to 90 days preceding mailing of tax bills, please be sure to notify us to prevent bills from being forwarded to the previous owner of the property and to avoid potential late payment penalties.
THIRD PARTY NOTIFICATIONS: Property owners who, due to illness or age, wish to have a third party also receive a copy of their tax bill may do so by completing an application and returning it to our office. Please email or call us for a form.
