Township Treasurer
Heather A. Douglas, Treasurer
Phone Number: 231-869-6231 Ext. 225
Email: treasurer@pentwatertownshipmi.gov
Office Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday
The Treasurer's responsibilities include:
Email: treasurer@pentwatertownshipmi.gov
Office Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday
The Treasurer's responsibilities include:
- Collects real and personal property taxes
- Receives receipts for township expenditures
- Issues township checks
- Deposits township revenues in approved depositories
- Invests township funds in approved investment vehicles
- Collects delinquent personal property tax
- Responsible for jeopardy assessments in collecting property tax
- Collects mobile home specific tax
ATTENTION PENTWATER TOWNSHIP TAXPAYERS
As of March 1st, 2023, the Pentwater Township Treasurer's Office can not collect taxes for 2022 and prior tax years. Taxes for 2022 and prior years, must be paid to the Oceana County Treasurers Office. Please contact them at (231) 873-3980 for amount due including penalty and interest.
Tax Information
Summer taxes will arrive on or around July 1st, and will be due September 14th. Winter taxes will arrive on or around December 1st, and will be due February 14th..
Property taxes may be paid, during tax season (July 1 - February 28), at our new location of 500 N. Hancock Street, placed in the drop box located at the entrance to the Township Offices, mailed to the Township at PO Box 505, Pentwater, Michigan 49449 or paid online at BS&A Online Payment page. Please note there is a 3% Convenience Fee for Credit Cards ($2.00 minimum) or $3.00 (for up to $10,000 and $10 for over $10,000) if paying with an eCheck.
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For the taxpayers delinquent in paying their SUMMER property tax bill, there is interest calculated as follows:
September 15 - 30 1%
October 1 - 31 2%
November 1 - 30 3%
December 1 - 31 4%
January 1- 31 5%
February 1 - 15 6%
February 16 - March 1 9%
NOTE: Certain property taxpayers may be eligible to defer payment of summer property taxes without interest. For more information regarding summer tax deferment, click on this link (website opens a new tab). For an application to defer summer taxes, click on this link (website opens a new tab).
Property taxes may be paid, during tax season (July 1 - February 28), at our new location of 500 N. Hancock Street, placed in the drop box located at the entrance to the Township Offices, mailed to the Township at PO Box 505, Pentwater, Michigan 49449 or paid online at BS&A Online Payment page. Please note there is a 3% Convenience Fee for Credit Cards ($2.00 minimum) or $3.00 (for up to $10,000 and $10 for over $10,000) if paying with an eCheck.
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For the taxpayers delinquent in paying their SUMMER property tax bill, there is interest calculated as follows:
September 15 - 30 1%
October 1 - 31 2%
November 1 - 30 3%
December 1 - 31 4%
January 1- 31 5%
February 1 - 15 6%
February 16 - March 1 9%
NOTE: Certain property taxpayers may be eligible to defer payment of summer property taxes without interest. For more information regarding summer tax deferment, click on this link (website opens a new tab). For an application to defer summer taxes, click on this link (website opens a new tab).
A Note from the Treasurer
If you are a property owner in Pentwater Township, you will receive a tax bill in the mail twice a year. The summer bill is mailed July 1, and collects the state education tax and the county allocated millage.
The winter tax bill represents operational costs for the Township, and Pentwater's portion for other taxing entities, such as the library and other county services and offices, fire coverage, etc. This portion of your tax bill is mailed December 1. Contact the Treasurer or her deputy with questions.
Taxpayers that have a Mortgage company or Bank paying their taxes, your tax notice will be sent to the name on the bill. If contacted by your Mortgage Company or bank, the Treasurer’s office will send the AMOUNT of the taxes due.
Please use the drop box located outside the TOWNSHIP OFFICE ENTRANCE for tax payments made after hours.
Did you know? Just as it is an individual's responsibility to know that their Federal income taxes are due each year by April 15th, it is also their responsibility to know when their property taxes are due. Township Property taxes are due every year on SEPTEMBER 14 and FEBRUARY 14. This does not change. (If the 14th falls on a weekend or holiday, then taxes are due on the first business day that follows; this is the only exception.)
If you are a new homeowner, or if you have recently paid off your mortgage where your taxes were escrowed, you are now responsible for paying your own property taxes. Please mark the dates on your calendar so you do not forget.
The Treasurer's office makes a diligent effort to be sure all tax bills are mailed to the proper address. Even so, each year we encounter a few people who do not receive their tax statements. *Failure to receive your tax bill does not change your responsibility to pay the taxes on time. If you are not receiving your tax bills, please contact the Treasurer's office. We will be glad to verify your mailing address, or answer other questions you may have.
If you wish to change your mailing address for property taxes, please contact the Township Treasurer or Township Assessor.
If you have questions about your property tax bill, please visit our FAQ page under the heading "Property Tax Bills."
The winter tax bill represents operational costs for the Township, and Pentwater's portion for other taxing entities, such as the library and other county services and offices, fire coverage, etc. This portion of your tax bill is mailed December 1. Contact the Treasurer or her deputy with questions.
Taxpayers that have a Mortgage company or Bank paying their taxes, your tax notice will be sent to the name on the bill. If contacted by your Mortgage Company or bank, the Treasurer’s office will send the AMOUNT of the taxes due.
Please use the drop box located outside the TOWNSHIP OFFICE ENTRANCE for tax payments made after hours.
Did you know? Just as it is an individual's responsibility to know that their Federal income taxes are due each year by April 15th, it is also their responsibility to know when their property taxes are due. Township Property taxes are due every year on SEPTEMBER 14 and FEBRUARY 14. This does not change. (If the 14th falls on a weekend or holiday, then taxes are due on the first business day that follows; this is the only exception.)
If you are a new homeowner, or if you have recently paid off your mortgage where your taxes were escrowed, you are now responsible for paying your own property taxes. Please mark the dates on your calendar so you do not forget.
The Treasurer's office makes a diligent effort to be sure all tax bills are mailed to the proper address. Even so, each year we encounter a few people who do not receive their tax statements. *Failure to receive your tax bill does not change your responsibility to pay the taxes on time. If you are not receiving your tax bills, please contact the Treasurer's office. We will be glad to verify your mailing address, or answer other questions you may have.
If you wish to change your mailing address for property taxes, please contact the Township Treasurer or Township Assessor.
If you have questions about your property tax bill, please visit our FAQ page under the heading "Property Tax Bills."