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1. How Can I Pay my Property Taxes?

There are several ways to make property tax payments in the Town of Diamond Valley.  Please review the list to choose the option best for you.

• Join TIPP (Tax Installment Payment Program).  This program provides for monthly automatic withdrawals to pay your property taxes without late payment penalties for accounts in good standing.
• Online banking with your financial service provider.  You make your own payments through your bank at your discretion.  Please call your bank’s branch for further information or to set up your online banking account.
• Cheques can be mailed to the Town Office, brought into the Town Office during regular business hours or placed in the overnight depository (just left of the Town Office's main doors on the upper level). 
• Cash is accepted at the Town Office during regular office hours. Please do not mail cash or use the overnight depository for cash payments.
• Interac/Debit cards can be used during regular office hours at the Town Office.  Debit cards are (generally) subject to daily transaction limits.  If you wish to pay the full amount of your property tax in one payment, please get in touch with your bank to determine your daily transaction limit before visiting the Town Office.
• Credit Card payments may be made online, using Option Pay.  All transaction fees applicable to any credit card payments will be the sole responsibility of the cardholder, and will be automatically charged to the cardholder’s account.
• E-Transfers can be sent to info@diamondvalley.town please follow these directions to ensure your payment is accounted for.
• P.I.T. (Principal Interest Taxes) - you will have arranged for your mortgage company to pay your property taxes each year, and include that amount in your mortgage payments. *Note: If you are paying out your mortgage in the near future, you will need to determine the method that best suits you to handle your property taxes after your mortgage is fully paid. Please check with your mortgage holder to determine your needs if this is the case for you.

If you are not making your payment in person at the office, the Town does not (generally) mail out receipts.  However, if you would like to receive a receipt for your payment, please let us know when you make your payment.  You can also call the office or email the Tax Clerk and request that a receipt be mailed or emailed to you.  

2. TIPP - Terms & Conditions

To enrol or continue in the TIPP program, you must understand and maintain your TIPP account in good standing.  The following Terms & Conditions apply, as well as those set out by the Town of Diamond Valley TIPP Bylaw.

1. You authorize the Town and its financial institution(s) to continually debit the stated bank account on the 3rd day of each month to make payments on your property tax account. 
2. You acknowledge that when current year taxes are unknown, the debited instalments will be estimated on the prior year’s taxes until the current year tax information is available for recalculation. 
3. Your tax account must be at a NIL balance at year-end for you to automatically participate in the TIPP program in the following year. Any credit balance on the tax account remaining at the end of the calendar year will be applied to the following year’s payments. 
4. This plan will remain in effect until cancelled. You are responsible for advising the Town, in writing, at least 15 days in advance, of any changes required to the next automatic payment (e.g. Payor information, bank account changes, cancellation of the plan, etc.). If there is a property ownership change, you are responsible for notifying the Town to cancel the program in writing. 
5. Any dishonoured payments by your bank will incur a fee, which must be paid before resuming your participation in the program. 
6. The Town has the right to cancel your participation in the program, per the Bylaw, if your account is no longer in good standing. 
7. Monthly payment instalments will be recalculated periodically. You will be notified of calculations that result in changed payments. 
8. Any correspondence sent by the Town will be directed to the property's registered owner(s) only. 
9. By submitting this application to the Town, you agree to be bound by the TIPP Bylaw and the Terms & Conditions of this agreement. 
10. You have certain recourse rights if any debit does not comply with this agreement. For example, you have the right to receive reimbursement for any debit that is not authorized or is not consistent with this agreement. To obtain more information on your recourse rights, contact your financial institution or visit http://www.cdnpay.ca

3. TIPP Instalment Payments

Instalment payments are calculated when you join TIPP, based on the timing.  All TIPP accounts must be paid in full by year-end, or they will not be considered "in good standing" and penalties will apply.

Payments are automatically recalculated in January and July of each year, to ensure that account holders can ensure payment in full by year-end.

If for any reason, an account holder in good standing needs to temporarily terminate their TIPP account but wishes to re-enrol before the end of the year, the instalment payments can be recalculated to ensure the account is paid in full by year-end.

Please remember that if you participate in the Tax Installment Payment Plan (TIPP), no additional payment on your taxes is required when you receive your annual tax notice.