Please take notice that the undersigned Town Clerk for the Town of Clarence received the Tax Rolls and Warrant for the collection of taxes for the year 2026 and will receive payment for the same on the following basis:
No fee will be charged on taxes paid on or before February 17, 2026. Only a U. S. postmark is accepted for mailings. If mailing payment close to the due date you should walk the mail into the post office and see a postal clerk to have the current date stamped on the envelope.
Penalties are added as follows:
February 18 – March 2 Inclusive 1.5 %
March 3 – March 16 Inclusive 3.0 %
March 17 – March 31 Inclusive 4.5 %
April 1– April 15 Inclusive 6.0 %
April 16 – April 30 Inclusive 7.5 %
On May 1, 2026, the 7.5% penalty fee is added to the unpaid levy, forming the new base tax then due. Thereafter, interest is added to the base at the rate of 1.5% per month on the first of each month, making 18.78% in all when unpaid taxes are sold in November.
Taxes may be paid by mail to Karen Hawes, Town Clerk, Town of Clarence, One Town Place, Clarence, NY 14031. You can also pay at the Town Clerk’s Office from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Monday – Friday. In addition, there is a night drop box on the brick wall to the right of the main entrance, North facing door, of the Town Hall for after hours.
Most banks discourage the use of online banking for tax payments because they cannot guarantee your payment will be delivered to our office by the due date and they do not use the appropriate US postmark. If you utilize online banking, you do so at your own risk.
Karen Hawes
Town Clerk
Click the link below to pay online:
www4.erie.gov/clarence