When Are Taxes Due?

Summer taxes become due on July 1 and are payable without penalty until September 15.  After September 15, a 1% late fee is assessed for September.  An additional 1% is assessed on the first of each month, thereafter, through February of the following year.  Please send any late Summer tax payments directly to the Treasurer’s Office, 52700 Van Dyke Ave., Shelby Twp., MI  48316. 

Winter taxes become due on December 1 and are payable without penalty until March 2.  On March 3, all unpaid taxes, Summer and Winter, real and personal, are forwarded as ‘delinquent’ to the Macomb County Treasurer for payment, with additional penalties assessed by the Macomb County Treasurer.  If tax due dates fall on a weekend or a legal holiday, the due date will be the immediately succeeding business date, per MCL 211.44a(6) for Summer taxes and MCL 211.78a(2) for Winter taxes.

Where Can Taxes be Paid?

Tax payments can be made at the Treasurer’s Office in the Municipal Building located at 52700 Van Dyke, Shelby Township, MI  48316.  Taxes that are not past due can also be paid at Fifth Third Bank branches in Shelby Township.  Please bring the entire tax bill when paying in person.  For after-hours payments, drop boxes are available at the front (North) entrance of the Municipal Building and a drive-up box in the median along the exit to 24 Mile Road.

How Can Changes Be Made to the Property Tax Information?

The Treasurer’s Office can only make changes to mortgage/escrow company information, which must be requested in writing. All other changes should be requested through the Assessor's Office.

Does a Mortgage/Escrow Company Pay Your Taxes?

It is important to make sure the Treasurer’s Office has the correct mortgage/escrow company name and address if your mortgage company pays your taxes.  If you have recently refinanced your home with a different mortgage company, the Treasurer’s Office may not have that change.

Can Taxes Be Paid With a Credit Card?

Property taxes may be paid online with a credit/debit card or by E-Check (ACH). Access the Tax Online Payment Service.

The Treasurer’s Office also accepts credit and debit cards for payment of property taxes in person. 

Please note:  This service is provided by a third-party company.  This independent third-party company will charge the taxpayer a fee to use its service.  However, unless or until taxes are paid by way of authorization from the credit card company, those taxes remain the taxpayer’s liability. 

For a list of ways to pay and the associated convenience fees, see PAY TAXES below.

Pay Property Taxes online using Credit Card or E-Check

Credit cards accepted:  Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express

Unless or until taxes are paid by the way of authorization from the credit card company, those taxes remain the taxpayer’s liability.

To pay by phone using credit/debit card or E-Check, call 844-679-0162.  Please have your tax bill information on hand.

A full list of ways to pay property taxes is listed below:

• In person at the Treasurer’s Office: Cash, Check, Credit/Debit Card (2.85% convenience fee, minimum charge $1.95)
• Municipal Building Drop Box: Check only (located at the 24 Mile Road exit or the front entrance (North) of the Municipal Building)
• At your Shelby Township branch of Fifth Third Bank: Cash or Check (you must present your entire tax bill)
• Online: E-Check ($1.95 convenience fee), Credit/Debit Card (2.85% convenience fee, minimum charge $1.95)
• Phone 844-679-0162: E-Check ($2.90 convenience fee), Credit/Debit Card (2.85% convenience fee, minimum charge $2.90)
• Venmo, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay: (2.85% convenience fee, minimum charge $1.95)

You can access your account for current and past payments, print a bill, or check consumption history by clicking on the eSuites link below. You will be required to set up an account first. When asked to enter the account number, use all 9 digits plus 3 digit code and last name exactly as it appears on the bill.

• https://www.municipalonlinepayments.com/shelbychtmacombcntmi/utilities

Automatic Bill Payment Program – customers can authorize the DPW to have their payments electronically withdrawn from their savings or checking accounts on the due date.

• Information Sheet and Enrollment Form

Online Payments

You may pay your water bill through our online service with Chase Bank’s Pay Connection™. Payments accepted are eChecks, Visa, Mastercard and Discover. The convenience fee for credit/debit cards is 2 ½% and the convenience fee for eChecks is $1. Enter the account number (9 digits plus 3 digit code) and last name exactly as it appears on the bill.

Make a payment: https://www.municipalonlinepayments.com/shelbychtmacombcntmi/utilities

Bank Online Payments: Online banking payments made by customers via their own bank’s web site are accepted. When setting up your account, verify that the account number is exactly as written on your bill. (9 digits plus 3 digit code).

Phone

Customers can pay via credit card (Visa, Mastercard and Discover) by calling 844-701-5085. A convenience charge of 2.5 percent applies to payments made at this number. Customers can also call Official Payments (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express) at 800-272-9829 (use Jurisdiction Code 7006). Official Payments charges a convenience charge of $12.50 for every $500 paid per call. Water/sewer bills will remain the responsibility of the customer until payment is received from Office Payments Corporation.

Mail

Mail payments (include barcode stub) to 6333 23 Mile Road, Shelby Township MI 48316

In Person

• DPW Building located at 6333 23 Mile Road (between Van Dyke Ave. and Mound Road). Hours: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Payments accepted are cash, check or money order. Online credit card/debit card payments can be made using our countertop computer.

• Treasurer’s Office located at 52700 Van Dyke Ave. Hours: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Payments accepted are cash, check or money order. No online payments can be made at this location.

• A 24 hour drop box: Located outside the circle drive of the DPW Building (6333 23 Mile Road) and the 24 Mile Road Entrance to the Shelby Township Municipal Campus located at 52700 Van Dyke Ave. Payments (with barcode stub) may be placed in either drop box and will posted the following business day. Please do not place cash in the drop box.

The Shelby Township tax bill is a one page, letter sized document with a tear-off return payment coupon on the bottom.  Please use the provided return envelope when mailing your payment.  The mailing address is our bank’s processing center in Detroit.  If a mortgage/escrow company pays your taxes, you will receive an informational tax bill for your records.

The Michigan General Property Tax Law allows certain homeowners to claim a deferment of their Summer taxes on their principal residence. This means that the Summer taxes may be paid by February 14 of the following year without incurring penalties. Deferred taxes that are not paid by February 14 are not subject to penalties or interest for the period of deferment, but are subject to penalties and interest from February 15 to February 28.

The deferment on the principal residence may be claimed by any taxpayer who is totally and permanently disabled, a blind person, paraplegic, quadriplegic, eligible serviceperson, eligible veteran, or eligible widow or widower, as these persons are defined in Chapter 9 of the Income Tax Act of 1967, Act. No. 281 of the Public Act of 1967, or who is 62 years of age or older, including the unremarried surviving spouse of a person who was 62 years of age or older at the time of death, and who for the prior taxable year had a total household income of $40,000 or less.

Eligible Serviceperson, Veteran, and Widow or Widower
Must meet the definition in Chapter 9 of the Income Tax Act of 1967, Act No. 281 of the Public Acts of 1967, being sections 206.501 to 206532 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

Paraplegic or Quadriplegic
Must have partial or complete loss of both legs or both arms and both legs.

Blind Person
Must meet the definition of blindness under the Federal Income Tax Code.

To be eligible, the claimant must have a total household income of $40,000 or less in the prior taxable year and must file an Application for Deferment of the Summer Taxes between July 1 and September 15 with the Treasurer’s Office.  This application may be picked up from our office or call the office at 586-731-5145 to have it sent to you.  It can also be downloaded from the State of Michigan website at www.michigan.gov/taxes/property/deferment/deferment-of-property-taxes

• Police & Fire Retirement Fund Plan

Several state statutes authorize townships to finance public improvement projects by special assessments on the property that receives the benefit.

Sanitary and storm sewers, water systems, public parks, bike paths, street lighting systems, sidewalks, lake improvement and/or maintenance, and public or private roads are some of the benefits that can be financed by a special assessment.

Special Assessments are billed May 1 and are due by June 30 without penalty.

• Special Assessment Data Search

A full list of ways to pay Special Assessments is listed below:

• In person at the Treasurer’s Office: Cash, Check, Credit/Debit Card (2.85% convenience fee, minimum charge $1.95)
• Municipal Building Drop Box: Check only (located at the 24 Mile Road exit or the front entrance (North) of the Municipal Building)
• Online: E-Check ($1.95 convenience fee), Credit/Debit Card (2.85% convenience fee, minimum charge $1.95)
• Venmo, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay: (2.85% convenience fee, minimum charge $1.95)