Excise Taxes

Excise taxes are issued throughout the year when commitments are received from the Registry of Motor Vehicles. All bills are based on the information in the RMV database. It is extremely important to keep your infomation current with their records. The bill explains the procedure to take if you have traded, sold, or junked the vehicle. Abatements or adjustments do not occur automatically--you must apply to the Assessing Office. Excise tax payments are due 30 days from the mailing date. Interest accrues at 12% per annum, on unpaid tax, and a demand bill will be sent for any unpaid amount plus interest and a $10.00 demand fee. Should an excise tax bill continue to remain unpaid after 14 days of the demand mailing it will be turned over to Jeffrey & Jeffrey Inc., our Deputy Collector, for further collection under Mass General Laws. 

Jeffrey & Jeffrey Inc. is located at 137 Main St., Ware, MA. Their mailing address is P.O. Box 720, Ware, MA 01082. They can be reached at (413) 967-9941. They will accept a money order or cash and payments must be made in full.  Partial payments are not accepted.

If you are marked at the Registry for non-renewal, they are the only people that will clear you. Their office hours are 8:00am to 4:00pm Monday through Friday.