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Lockbox Change Effective 11/27/2023
You may mail your check to:
Town of Grafton
Department 2240
PO Box 4110
Woburn, MA 01888-4110
Important Information - Payments From Your Personal Online Bank Account
Some residents prefer to pay their municipal bills by using online systems offered by their personal bank. Your bank will withdraw the funds immediately from your account and issue a physical check to the Town without the payment coupon. These checks take 5 to 7 days to reach to the Town, which in some cases causes the payment to be past due incurring interest and fees. We will accept these payments, provided that we can immediately determine for whom and for what type of bill the payment is being remitted.
We do not recommend this type of payment because no bill is remitted with the payment. These checks also cannot be processed by the lockbox facility without the payment coupon and are returned to the Treasurer/Collector's office delaying further credit to your bill.
Please include on the check:
- The type of bill being paid (real estate, excise, sewer, personal property, etc.)
- The bill number and year or account number (remember bill numbers change from year to year)
- The name and address should be on either the check or the check stub
If we cannot make such determination, we will mail your check back to you and ask that you return it with the appropriate remittance form. Items returned may be subject to additional charges and interest.
Please consider using the Town's online payment service. It is quick, reduces administrative costs, and ensures that your payment is posted promptly and accurately.
Feel free to contact the Treasurer/Collector's Office for additional payment instructions at 508-839-5335, ext. 1170.
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Treasurer / Collector's Office
Physical Address
30 Providence Road
Grafton, MA 01519
Phone: 508-839-5335, ext. 1340Fax: 508-887-9538
Hours of Operation
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
8:30 am to 4:30 pm. - Tuesday
8:30 am to 7 pm - Friday
8:30 am to 1 pm
For after-hours payments, there is a new gray drop box outside the main entrance.
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
- Can I make an after-hours payment?
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For after-hours payments, there is a new gray drop box outside the main entrance.
- How are quarterly tax bills calculated?
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The town operates on a Fiscal Year (FY) calendar (July 1 to June 30).
1st and 2nd quarter bills (due August 1st and November 1st) are preliminary bills. These two billing amounts reflect 1/4 of the prior Fiscal Year's annual amount.
In December, the new tax rate is set and any revaluations to properties are assessed. Working with the new tax rate and new property values, the actual Fiscal Year annual amount is calculated.
Once the actual annual amount is obtained, the two preliminary amounts paid are subtracted from the actual FY total, and the remaining tax amount due for the fiscal year is divided between the 3rd and 4th quarter bills (due February 1st and May 1st).
- How is motor vehicle excise calculated?
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Motor Vehicle Excise Tax is a State Tax calculated by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.
The amount of the motor vehicle excise due on any particular vehicle or trailer in any registration year is calculated by multiplying the value of the vehicle by the motor vehicle excise rate. That rate is fixed at $25 per thousand dollars of value. The value of the vehicle for the purpose of the excise is the applicable percentage for that year of the manufacturer's suggested retail price for the vehicle. The applicable percentages are set out in Ch. 60A S1 as follows:
- 50% In the year preceding the year of manufacture
- 90% In the year of manufacture
- 60% In the second year
- 40% In the third year
- 25% In the fourth year
- 10% In the fifth and succeeding years
The manufacturer's list price for any particular vehicle is the price recommended by the manufacturer as the selling price of that vehicle when new. It is the manufacturer's list price rather than the actual purchase price which will control for purposes of calculating the motor vehicle excise.