Ratepayers help the municipality provide the services that make the R.M. of Piney a great place to live. Tax rates are set annually by Council when creating the annual financial plan.
2023 Property Tax bills are due October 31st, 2023.
You may pay any time before October 31st via cheque, debit or cash, visa or mastercard, or by online payments through your Caisse or Credit Union. The RM does not accept e-transfers. Payments can be made in Canadian currency to: The Rural Municipality of Piney. Please check with your bank before you do an online payment to make sure you are entering the correct payee.
If you have changed your address, we ask that you call to update your account.
Arrears
After October 31, penalties are added to the outstanding balance on the first day of every month, calculated at the rate of 1.25% per month. If there is an outstanding balance for over 24 months, your roll number will be registered with Tax Sale and heavier fines will be charged to your account until all the fees are paid.
Arrears and penalties have been calculated up to May 31 and are included in the arrears shown on your tax bill. However, additional penalties may have occurred since the tax bills were printed so be sure to call to confirm your balance before sending a payment by mail.
Transferring land ownership?
If you have sold your property or transferred ownership, the remaining owing property taxes stay with the property. Talk to your lawyer about transferring the remaining taxes owing to the new owners. It is the landowners responsibility to contact the RM office to confirm whether taxes are owing for that year, even if a tax bill has not been received.
2023 Tax Information
Your property taxes accumulate based on the value your property is assessed at. Council sets the mill rate annually at their financial plan meeting, and individual property taxes are calculated accordingly.
School tax rate is not determined by the RM. The municipality has no control over the amount of school tax you pay.
Schools – Levies
- Seine River School Division
Farm and Residential Property
Foundation Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.000 mills
Special Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.044 mills
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.044 mills
Other Property
Foundation Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.140 mills
Special Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.044 mills
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.184 mills - Borderland School Division
Farm and Residential Property
Foundation Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.000 mills
Special Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.864 mills
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.864 mills
Other Property
Foundation Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.140 mills
Special Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.864 mills
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.004 mills
Municipal Levies
General Municipal Purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.090 mills
Manitoba Education Property Tax Credit (EPTC)
The Education Property Tax Credit (EPTC) is a Provincial Tax Credit for homeowners provided to offset the occupancy costs of property tax for homeowners – payable in Manitoba.
The Education Property Tax Credit Advance is where the EPTC is applied directly to the municipal property tax statement for homeowners.
If you own your home and pay property taxes, you could be eligible to save up to $350.00 for the 2023 tax year with the Manitoba government’s Education Property Tax Credit (EPTC).
For more information: https://www.gov.mb.ca/finance/tao/eptc.html
Education Property Tax rebate
Property owners in Manitoba will see a continuation in the reduction of a portion of their education property taxes in the form of an Education Property Tax Rebate. The rebate is calculated based on the following rules:
- Owners of residential and farm properties will receive a 50% rebate of the school division special levy payable in 2023. Please note that the municipal property tax bill will not be reduced to reflect this reduction. The Province of Manitoba will be issuing a rebate cheque directly to the property owner.
- Other property owners (such as commercial, industrial, institutional, railways, pipelines and designated recreational) will receive a 10% rebate of their education property taxes payable in 2022. Please note that the municipal property tax bill will not be reduced to reflect this reduction. The Province of Manitoba will be issuing a rebate cheque directly to the property owner.
- The Manitoba Education Property Tax Credit Advance will be reduced by 16.67% in 2022. This change will appear on the 2023 municipal property tax bill.
Sample School Tax Calculation Comparison for Residential Property:
| 2022 | 2023 | Change | |
| School Division Taxes | $1,700.00 | $1,700.00 | $0.00 |
| Manitoba Education Property Tax Credit | ($437.50) | ($350.00) | $87.50 |
| Net School Division Levy | $1,262.50.00 | $1,350.000 | $87.50 |
The Rebate will be based on the school division special levy before the Manitoba Education Property Tax Credit (EPTC) Advance on the 2023 Property Tax notice.
Example:
Other property owners will see the 10% Education Property Tax Rebate calculated on the total of the school division special levy and the education support levy.
How/When will I Receive My Rebate?
The Province of Manitoba has advised that they will be mailing cheques to property owners for the Education Property Tax Rebate in the month that municipal property taxes are due. That will be October 2022 for residents of the RM of Piney.
For more information visit: manitoba.ca/edupropertytax
https://www.gov.mb.ca/schooltaxrebate/index.html
Contact the Office
Mailing Address:
6092 Boundary St. Box 48
Vassar, MB
R0A 2J0
Email: office@rmofpiney.mb.ca
Phone: 204-437-2284