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  • Town and County Current and Past Tax Bills Link
  • Ithaca City School District Current and Past Tax Bills Link – The Town does not collect School Taxes – They are paid at Tompkins Community Bank aka Tompkins Trust.
  • Town and County tax bills are mailed no later than December 31st of each year. If you do not receive a tax bill by the end of the first week of January, please call 607-273-1721, ext. 114 or email Taxes@townithacany.gov for more information. New York State Law states that property owners are responsible for their taxes and any applicable penalties whether or not they receive a tax bill in the mail as that it out of the municipality’s control. 
  • Tax bill payments are due by January 31st without penalty.
  • First installments are due by January 31st to the Town of Ithaca, and the Second installments are due to Tompkins County Finance Department anytime from February 15th to July 1st without further penalties.
  • Payments made between February 1st to February 28th to the Town of Ithaca must include a one percent penalty added to the full amount or the payment will be returned to the owner.
  • Payments made between March 1st to March 31st to the Town of Ithaca must include a two percent penalty added to the full amount or the payment will be returned to the owner.
  • April 1st, all unpaid Town and County Tax bills are given to Tompkins County Finance Department for further collection.  Contact Tompkins County Finance Department at 607-274-5545 and 125 East Court Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 for the total amount due.

Payment options

  • Credit Cards are only accepted online – not in person.
  • Secure Website for electronic payments – will have new site with Edmunds soon
    • This service is offered by a third party and there are additional fees applied:
      • $0 and up service fee for checks???
      • 0% Transaction Fee for Debit & Credit Cards???
  • Mail to “Receiver of Taxes, Town of Ithaca, P.O. Box 7143, Ithaca, NY 14851”. Mailed payments must have an official United States Postmark date which counts as and “on time payment” when applicable. Please mail the whole tax bill and a stamped receipt will be mailed to you.
  • In Person – Town Hall at 215 North Tioga Street, is open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm (except for Holidays).  The Town will accept Cash and Checks at this location.
  • Drop Box – A secured drop box is located on the Buffalo Street side of Town Hall (slot to the left of the glass doors) which is checked every business day in the morning.  Even though this is locked from the inside, please do not make cash payments through this option.
  • If taxes are escrowed, tax receipts will be mailed to the owners by the first week of February.