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Pay or View Your Tax Bill Online

Town of Clinton – Online Payment Portal

The last day to pay taxes without penalty is
Monday, March 2, 2026. Refer to the following
for more information and penalties.

 

Property Tax

The property tax bill covers a period of January 1st-December 31st. The 2026 tax bills were mailed on January 5, 2026. Your bill says the last day to pay without penalty is February 28, 2026 but since that date is a Saturday, by law, the last payment date is extended to Monday, March 2,
2026. Please note I will not be in the office on February 28, 2026. I will be in the office from 12pm – 5pm on Monday, March 2, 2026 to accept in person payments. The drop box will be closed at 5pm that day. All payments must be for the exact amount shown in the total tax due section of your bill.

Important: The postmark on your payment envelope determines the timeliness of your payment. The USPS has made a recent change and mail is now being postmarked at the regional USPS processing centers. The USPS advises that people mail early. If you are mailing your payment late, please have the envelope hand cancelled by your local post office showing the date, no later than March 2. If you put your envelope in the mail without asking for hand cancelling it will be postmarked after March 2 and you will owe a penalty. Metered mail does not contain a postmark. This includes payments made through your bank’s bill paying service. Metered mail will be considered as postmarked the date it is received in my office so it may be considered late with a penalty owed. Payments received or postmarked after March 2, 2026 will incur the following penalties:

• March 1 – March 31:            2%
• April 1 – April 30:                  3%
• May 1 – May 31:                   4%           (plus a $2.00 rebilling fee.)

Returned checks: will incur a $20 fee which must be included with the new payment.

Checks must be made payable to: Tax Collector, Town of Clinton

PAYMENT OPTIONS

All Town offices are open to the public. Whenever possible, kindly use the following remote payment options:

• US Mail– Mail your payment to Tax Collector, Town of Clinton 1215 Centre Rd Rhinebeck NY 12572. Please note payments must be postmarked by March 2, 2026 to avoid penalty. Include your entire bill to receive a receipt by mail. After your payment has been processed
  you can also obtain a receipt through our Online Payment Portal.
• Online Payment Portal– Online payment options are available 24/7 through June 1, 2026. Fees for online payments are:
  1. eCheck            $2.00 (automatic debit from your savings/checking account)
  2. Debit Card       $4.00
  3.  Credit card     2.50% of payment amount
• For mail and drop box payments, your receipt will be mailed to you provided you include your entire tax bill with your payment. Payments received without the entire bill will not receive a receipt in the mail. After your payment has been processed you may also obtain a receipt from our Online Payment Portal.
• In person  After March call 845-266-5853 Press 6 or email taxcollector@clintondcny.gov to request an appointment.  For the safety and health of everyone, please use the remote payment options whenever possible. Payments made in person must be by check or cash for exact amount. EXACT PAYMENT is expected. We do not accept partial payments of any kind. Underpayments must be sent back to the property owner. Payments must be postmarked on or before May 31 or, if May 31 is a weekend or holiday, by the following business day. After May 31, or if May 31 is a weekend or holiday, after the following business day, payments must be made directly to the county.  Please contact the Dutchess County Department of Finance at (845) 486-2025 to obtain the exact amount due.
• Payments to the county should be made payable to:
  • Dutchess County Commissioner of Finance (DCCOF)
    22 Market Street
    Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
  • SCHOOL TAX The town of Clinton does not collect school tax payments. If you mail your school tax payment to the town it will be returned to you, which may result in a late payment and penalty. Payments or questions pertaining to School Taxes should be directed to your school district:School Districts –
    • Hyde Park Central Schools
    • Millbrook Central Schools
    • Pine Plains Central Schools
    • Rhinebeck Central Schools
    • Map of School Districts 

     IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PROPERTY OWNERS

    The tax collector has no authority to modify the assessed value of your property. To discuss the assessed value of your property please contact Sara Foglia, assessor at 845-266-5853, option 6 or assessor@clintondcny.gov.

  • Whether you receive a bill or not, New York State Law states you are ultimately responsible for payment including all penalties.  Once a bill is in the penalty stage payment cannot be accepted without the penalty. Mailing Address Changes – Please send mailing address changes to the Town Assessor, 1215 Centre Rd Rhinebeck NY 12572 or by email to assessor@clintondcny.gov.IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT POSTMARKS 
  • Your United States Postal Service mailed payment is deemed timely or late based on the postmark that appears on the payment envelope. Real Property Tax Law § 925 provides that any mailed tax payment received with a postmark dated within the penalty-free period, as shown on your tax bill, is a timely payment. The envelope must contain a legible postmark. An envelope postmarked beyond the penalty-free period will result in a penalty. Not all mail will carry a postmark. Privately metered mail does not constitute a postmark. The only way to ensure timely payments through the mail is to bring your envelope to the Post Office on or before the due date to have it hand postmarked. Please check the envelope to ensure the postmark is legible before leaving the post office. Please note that neither the tax collector or any other town official has the authority to waive a penalty.

TOWN OF CLINTON NOTICE OF 2026 TAX COLLECTION

TAKE NOTICE

 

that I, Catherine McMahon, Tax Collector in the Town of Clinton, County
of Dutchess and the State of New York, have duly received the tax roll and warrant for
the collection of taxes for the year 2026. The tax office is located in the Schoolhouse
building, Town of Clinton, 1215 Centre Road, Rhinebeck, NY 12572. I will be collecting
taxes there January through March, on Tuesday and Thursday, 10am – 2pm, and
Wednesday 12pm – 4pm. After March call 845-266-5853, option 6 or email
taxcollector@clintondcny.gov to request an appointment.
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that when possible, kindly use these remote payment
options: by mail to the above address, online via the town website at
https://www.clintondcny.gov/department/tax-collecter/ or until 5pm on March 2, 2026, by
secure drop box located on the porch of the Town of Clinton Schoolhouse building at the
above address.
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that taxes may be paid on or before March 2, 2026 without
charge of interest. On all taxes received after such date there shall be penalties of two
percent for the month of March and an additional one percent for each additional month
or fractions thereof until such taxes are paid or until the return of unpaid taxes to the
Dutchess County Commissioner of Finance.
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to the Real Property Tax law 987, a second
notice of unpaid taxes will be mailed out by May 1. All 2026 property taxes paid after
this mailing will include the original tax, appropriate penalties, a $2.00 charge and,
possibly, interest and advertising costs.
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to the provisions of the law, the tax roll of the
Town of Clinton will be returned to the Dutchess County Commissioner of Finance on
June 2, 2026

 

Questions? Please contact Catherine McMahon, Tax Collector at 845-266-5853 Option 6 then 3