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Property tax notices are issued twice each year and due the 2nd business day in Feb and July. City of Vancouver by-law 4805 requires a 5% penalty be imposed on any property taxes that remain outstanding after the due date. The Tax Penalty By-law passed by Council, states that any current property taxes unpaid after the close of business on the due date shall have a penalty of 5% added to the amount of such taxes. Owner name(s) and mailing address are based on information from the BC Assessment database. For corrections, visit vancouver.ca/changemailing. The folio number is unique to the property and stays with it if the property is sold. If you pay your taxes through online banking, ensure that this number is correct and up-to-date. Paying taxes on a previously owned property is a common pitfall. Use this number with the folio number to claim your home owner grant online, or to sign up for epostTM. Most properties fall into one of two classes: Residential or Business & Other. This statement only reflects payments and adjustments made up to this date. Up to three years of assessment history are provided for a folio based on data from BC Assessments. This information is used for Land Averaging where appropriate. Qualifying properties may have their land value averaged to determine taxable value. Each municipality is required to collect tax revenue on behalf of other taxing authorities within the Province. Those amounts are outside the City's control. All tax notices display three columns of values so the reader may determine how much to pay if claiming the Home Owner Grant. The Total Outstanding Taxes line may decrease for columns B and C due to the Grant amount. If all three amounts are the same then no Grant is available for the property. After claiming the applicable Grant, owners may pay the amount displayed in the appropriate column. For additional Grant information, go to vancouver.ca/grant. The City passes bylaws each year to determine the amounts and rates for the General Levy and other amounts on your notice. These services vary based on the details of each property. Consider the convenience and safety of participating in the prepayment plan. More details are available on the Property Tax webpage. If claiming a Senior Grant, include date of birth in this area. Eligible individuals must complete all the fields and sign to avoid penalties and/or declined home owner grants. Save time by claiming at vancouver.ca/ehog The bottom portion of you tax notice is both a payment remittance stub and home owner grant claim form. If you choose to submit the paper version of the grant instead of claiming online at vancouver.ca/ehog, the stub must be completed in full and returned to the City by the due date indicated on your notice. If paying in-person at your financial institution, confirm that they will be forwarding your grant claim to the City for processing. Late grants which result in unpaid balances after the due date will result in a 5% penalty on the outstanding amount. Failure by the mail service to deliver a payment or grant to the City by the due date will result in a penalty on outstanding balances. Postmarks are not accepted as proof that a remittance was received on time.

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