2006
Total Millage Rate Table
ESTIMATE 2006 HOMESTEAD TAXES
2006 Homestead taxes can be estimated by clicking here
WINTER
TOWNSHIP TAXES
Winter taxes will be mailed during the first week
of December, 2006. They will be payable by February 14, 2007, without penalty.
Non-delinquent taxes may also be paid at any branch of Oxford Bank for only account
holders. Summer taxes were mailed the first week of July, 2006, and were due by
September 14, 2006. If paying summer and/or winter taxes after these due dates,
please contact the treasurer's office at 248-628-9787, ext. 103 for a revised
tax bill total. As of March 1, 2007, all delinquent taxes will be turned over
to the Oakland County Treasurer for processing and collection. CREDIT
CARD PAYMENTS FOR TOWNSHIP TAXES
Township taxes can also be paid
by credit card by going to the Oakland
County website Fees associated with credit card payments will be the responsibility
of the user. We are currently exploring various financial institution debit card
programs that would allow taxpayers to have their tax bills and/or quarterly sewer
usage charges automatically withdrawn from either their checking or savings account. DOG
LICENSES
Dog licenses will be available at the township front office
counter. Licenses are $7.50 for spayed/neutered and $15.00 for non-spayed/neutered
animals. The senior citizen charge (62 or older) is $6.75 for a spayed/neutered
dog and $13.50 for non-spayed/neutered dogs. A veterinary certificate of spaying/neutering
must be presented to obtain the lower rate. Proof of rabies must be provided for
all dogs four months and older. Checks made payable to Oxford Township and cash
are accepted. DO YOU HAVE YOUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION?
If your principal residence is located in Oxford Township or Oxford Village and
you have not filed a homestead exemption form, please contact the treasurer's
office as soon as possible. To qualify for a homestead for the entire tax year
of 2006, an owner must live in the property as of May 1, 2006. If the current
tax bill has 100% in the "% declared as homestead" box on your tax bill,
then the homestead exemption has been filed.
HOMEOWNERS
TRANSFERRING PROPERTY INTO A TRUST
Those homeowners that legally
transfer their property into a trust must file a Property Transfer Affidavit or
risk having their Taxable Value uncapped. The uncapping of the taxable value may
cause an increase in property taxes. Please call or stop by the treasurer's office
as soon as possible to file this important form. COUNTY
PROPERTY TAX SHIFT
As a result of legislative action by the State
of Michigan, the General Property Tax Act has been amended to provide for the
following: One third of Oakland County's separate voted (fixed allocation) millage
of 4.19 mills shall be collected in July 2005 rather than in December 2005. Two
thirds of Oakland County's separate voted (fixed allocation) millage of 4.19 mills
shall be collected in July 2006 rather than in December 2006. 100 percent of Oakland
County's separate voted (fixed allocation) millage of 4.19 shall be collected
in July 2007 rather in December 2007. 100 percent of Oakland County's separate
voted (fixed allocation) millage shall be collected in July for each year after
2007. For example, a home with a market value of $250,000.00 and a taxable value
of $125,000.00 would pay $523.75 in Oakland County taxes (for 2004). In 2005,
a homeowner would pay $174.57 in additional summer taxes with the balance of $349.18
due in the winter. In 2006, a homeowner would pay $349.18 in additional summer
taxes with a balance of $174.57 due in the winter, In 2007, a homeowner would
pay the total $523.75 in additional summer taxes with no Oakland County taxes
due in the winter. Oakland County shall establish a restricted fund known as the
Revenue Sharing Reserve Fund and the law also directs how the money in the Revenue
Sharing Reserve Fund shall be used.
TOWNSHIP TAX INFORMATION
NOW AVAILABLE 7 DAYS A WEEK, 24-HOURS A DAY
Oakland County has
implemented a toll-free number to assist taxpayers with any questions regarding
tax amounts due and tax payments received for Oxford Township parcels. That number
is 1-888-600-3773. A local number - 248-858-0025 - is also available for this
information. Please have your parcel number ready. As always, questions may also
be addressed to Oxford Township personnel at 248-628-9787, ext. 103 during normal
business hours. CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Please notify the treasurer's department if there has been a change of address
or a change in mortgage information as soon as possible. This will help in making
sure that the future tax bills are sent to the proper address or mortgage company. TOWNSHIP
ASSESSING INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH OAKLAND COUNTY
Anyone looking
for real property assessing information, such as square footage and lot size of
Oxford Township parcels, should call Oakland County Equalization at 248-858-0776
during normal business hours. The information is also available online through
the Oakland County web site at @ccessOakland. Please have your parcel number available
for reference. For those businesses that may have questions regarding their personal
property assessments, please call Angela Ferguson at 248-858-1666. Mrs. Ferguson
is the Oakland County Personal Property Auditor responsible for all Oxford Township
personal property parcels. The assessment date for both real and personal property
was December 31, 2005. Please note that if you were in business or had personal
property assets in Oxford Township as of December 31, 2005, you will be responsible
for both the 2006 summer and winter taxes. OUTREACH SERVICES
Do you know an Oxford Township or Oxford Village low-to-moderate income senior
citizen that needs specific services, but they do not know whom to call? Oxford
Township currently has a contract with the Oakland-Livingston Human Service Agency
(OLHSA) to provide information on various resources available to assist low-to-moderate
income seniors. For more information, please contact Pablo Moran, Jr. of OLHSA
at 248-338-7066 or 248-212-6945.
MINOR HOME REPAIR
PROGRAM
The Charter Township of Oxford is working with the Oakland-Livingston
Human Service Agency (OLHSA) in providing a Minor Home Repair Program to low-to-moderate
income residents in both Oxford Township and Oxford Village. There is a maximum
of $5,000.00 available per household per year to cover a variety of projects.
This program, funded through limited Community Development Block Grant monies,
will operate on a first-come, first-served basis, for all qualifying homeowners.
Please call OLHSA's Payson Tilden, Deputy Director of Housing and Energy at 248-209-2767
for more information.
HOME SAFETY DEVICES/CHORE SERVICES
AVAILABLE FOR SENIORS AND DISABLED RESIDENTS
Oxford Township currently has a contract with the Oakland-Livingston
Human Service Agency (OLHSA) to provide home safety devices and chore
services for low-to-moderate income Oxford Township and Oxford Village
seniors and disabled residents. Some examples of devices that can be
installed are smoke detectors, raised toilet seats and bathtub grab
bars. Some examples of chore services include housekeeping and the like.
For more information, please contact Pauline Kenner of OLHSA at 248-634-7236
or 248-634-8011.
DROP BOX
There is a drop box located on the right side of the
Township front doors and will be checked at 8 a.m. and 4:55 p.m.
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