2021 SUMMER TAXES
2021 Summer Taxes will be mailed out on July 1, 2021, and are due on September 14, 2021. Summer taxes paid after the due date have 1% interest added for September, and an additional 1% interest on the first day of each month thereafter until February 28, 2022. After March 1, 2022, taxes are turned over for payment to Berrien County Treasurer’s Office and will have penalty and interest due.
Failure to pay interest on late Summer taxes will result in a balance due on the Summer tax bill.
Taxes are payable by check or by cash. Credit Card payments are not accepted.
PLEASE MAKE THE DATE ON YOUR CHECK THE DATE YOU MAIL IT OR DELIVER IT TO THE TOWNSHIP. WE CANNOT ACCEPT POST-DATED CHECKS, OR ‘HOLD’ YOUR TAX CHECK TO CASH AT A LATER DATE
Assistance in Berrien County
Berrien County Partner with Area Financial Institutions to Launch Tax Savings Account Program
Five Berrien County, Michigan financial institutions introduced new savings accounts this week to help residents save for their property taxes.
Berrien County Treasurer Bret Witkowski approached the local banks and credit unions about the concept of creating a tax savings account. Witkowski said the accounts will help property owners save for their property tax bills.
“When residents are able to pay their property taxes on time, taxpayers end up saving hundreds of thousand dollars per year,” said Witkowski
Witkowski said the number of people who become delinquent on their property taxes has increased since the great recession” Even though our economy has improved, the number of people still delinquent remains just over 10%, Witkowski said.
The new Tax Savings Account is available at Edgewater, United Federal Credit Union, New Buffalo Savings, Honor Credit Union and 1st Source Bank
STOP IN AN START SAVING TODAY
Bret Witkowski
Berrien County Treasurer
Berrien County Treasurer
269-983-7111 ext. 8569