Please mail payment to:
Town of Becket
Collector of Taxes
557 Main Street
Becket, MA 0l223
Please make all checks payable to the Town of Becket for the Town taxes and road district taxes. For proper crediting, write the parcel number on the check and enclose the “collector copy” of your tax bill. The parcel map and lot number is the identifying number of each individual property. For example it’s a thirteen-digit number as follows: 000.0-0000-00000. Payment must be in the Office of the Tax Collector on or before the due date (not postmarked) to avoid additional interest charges. To obtain a receipt, enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope and both portions of the bill with your payment.
Mortgage Escrow Accounts
It is the taxpayer’s responsibility to see that the tax bill is forwarded to your lending institution for release of funds in escrow. This office does not send duplicate bills to the mortgage holders. Furthermore, the collection software has the capability of retaining only one mailing address; therefore if you live in a community with a corresponding road district tax, the assessed owner must decide on one mailing address for both bills.
Address Correction
It is the taxpayer’s responsibility to inform the Assessor’s Office of an address correction. If your tax bill returns to this office due to an incorrect address, interest and penalty charges will not be waived. Under Massachusetts State Law, failure to receive a bill does not affect the validity of the tax, interest or penalties that have accrued.
Property Sold
Massachusetts’s General Law states that the fiscal year 2007 tax bill must appear in the name of the owner of record as of January 1st, 2006. If the property was sold after January 1st, the old owner’s name will still appear on the tax bill, however we will forward the tax bill in care/of the new owner once we receive a recorded deed. There is generally some delay with forwarding copies of recorded deeds to the Assessor’s Office, therefore if you’ve received a tax bill incorrectly please notify this office immediately.
Exemptions / Abatements
The Board of Assessors must approve all exemptions and abatements before deductions can be applied against the tax. The abatement application period is thirty days from the issuance of the actual tax bill on January 1, 2006. The tax should be paid while waiting for the abatement/exemption process to avoid further interest and penalties.
For abatement/exemption forms:
Road & Maintenance District Taxes
The Town of Becket is under contract with Sherwood Forest, Becket Woods and Sherwood Greens Road District to assess and collect the taxes relative to their perspective budgets. The collected funds are released to the district treasurers weekly to expend as necessary to maintain roads and the common areas as authorized by special legislation. Questions regarding the assessment or collection methods may be directed to the appropriate town department. If you have questions regarding the maintenance within a district, please call this office for the appropriate contact person.
Personal Property Tax
Personal property tax is assessed on the tangible belongings in a home that is not the resident’s primary domicile or the furnishings and fixtures relative to a business. There are several methods of assessing a value to personal property, therefore please contact the Assessor’s Office for further information.
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