Credit Card Payments The City's online billing is operating as originally intended. The City can now accept credit and debit card payments (VISA, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express) for tax and utility bills. Payments can be made by clicking here or over the telephone by calling 1(855)687-3670.
Tax payments made by credit or debit card will be charged a 3% convenience fee. Utility billing payments made by credit or debit card will be charged $0 - $50.00 = $1.50; $50.01 - $100.00 = $3.00; Each additional $100 - $3.00. These fees are required by the Internal Revenue Service and are imposed by and paid to Point and Pay, the card processing company, and not the City of Davison.
To pay by telephone, call the number indicated above and then select option 3. Then follow the prompts provided. Please wait for a confirmation number before ending the telephone call (the confirmation number finalizes the transaction).
To pay online, click on the link above. Once at the new page, select "Tax Information Search" from the options on the left side of the screen. Enter your property information (name, address, or parcel number), then select "Search." Once you have your property showing, select "Pay Tax Bill Now" and follow the remaining prompts. You will then be asked to acknowledge the convenience fee. Please wait for a confirmation number to complete the transaction.
If you have any questions, please contact City Hall.
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Property Tax TutorialThe Board of Review is scheduled to meet on March 6, 2012, and March 12, 2012, to hear appeals related to property values and to consider poverty exemptions. To file an appeal for the Board of Review to consider, please obtain a petition or application at City Hall. If you cannot personally appear before the Board of Review, you may submit your appeal or application via mail. All letters must be recieved no later than March 12, 2012.
Since asessments and property values can be somewhat confusing, please take the opportunity to review the following information. In the early 1990's, the voters in Michigan amended the Michigan Constitution with Proposal A. In short, property taxes could not increase annually by more than five percent or the rate of inflation, whichever was less. Since the rate of inflation since the enacting of Proposal A, property taxes have increased only at the rate of inflation, while property values have increased markedly more. For illustrative purposes, please see the graph to the left. Point 'A' is when Proposal A came into effect: a resident's property value (commonly called Assessed Value) was approximately the same as the property's Taxable Value. Over time, the Assessed Value (the blue line) increased more rapidly than the Taxable Value (the red line), due to the constraints imposed by Proposal A, limiting any increase in the Taxable Value as mentioned above. At the height of the housing and property boom, the difference between the two values was significant, as illustrated by Points 'B' and 'C': homeowners were paying taxes on a value much lower than that actual value of their property for several years.
Unfortunately, the housing boom faltered and the economy has soured, resulting in declining property values. Many property owners are confused and upset that, despite the apparent decline in their Assessed Value, their Taxable Value continues to rise. Again, for illustrative purposes, please refer to the graph to the right. The housing boom reached its peak at Point 'B,' with property owners paying taxes on that same property valued only a Point 'C.' As property values (the blue line) now decline toward Point 'D,' the Taxable Value (the red line) still continues to rise (toward Point 'E'), since it is still below the blue line. In fact, red line will never go above the blue line! In a worst-case situation, if the blue line continues to fall, when the red line meets the blue line, the red line will follow the blue line downward. The long-term effect of Proposal A, though, is that property owners have greatly benefitted by being taxed at a lower value than the true value of their property.
This tutorial hopefully offers a somewhat clearer picture of this confusing topic. If you wish to discuss property taxes in additional detail, please contact City Hall.
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