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Bigshit67 OP t1_j9rj945 wrote

Reply to comment by SheepHurrDerr in New to taxes. Confused and lost about what to do, so I need guidance. by Bigshit67

Says no record is found when I search my name, did they just not file it into the database?? Or is there an issue that I’d need to resolve in person? Also, since I just rent an apartment, would I still pay property tax?

Edit: I looked up my name on the Danbury site too to see if maybe there was a mistake and I’m somehow still recognized as a Danbury resident, shows all the previous taxes paid, but says nothing is due on my end. Weird 😕

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merryone2K t1_j9rk1qe wrote

Also a FreeTaxUsa user, and it walks you through just like TurboTax does. When searching for your name on the Newtown Property Tax list, make sure to do it several ways...when I looked for my son's payment, I tried first as suggested using last name and first initial - nothing there. Tried using last name and first name, nothing came up. Tried using all caps and BINGO! there it was. FWIW, it's worthwhile getting that motor vehicle tax receipt, because it caused him to get a $314 refund from the state instead of just $14.

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Bigshit67 OP t1_j9rqvjc wrote

Yeah I put my name in all caps (it was what the example name was shown, so I did it that way) and it didn’t really show anything for newtown. I’ll try using lowercase to see if that’s any different, doubtful but worth a try lol. Where would I get the motor vehicle tax receipt? Is that something on the site? Or do I get that by other means?

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SheepHurrDerr t1_j9rkc99 wrote

You could check Danbury’s tax database and see if you have any outstanding bills there, sometimes the dmv isn’t good about timely notifying towns about registration changes. If that is the case you could just give the tax collector a quick call and they will help you get the tax bill straightened out (this might be a good idea either way, they are generally pretty helpful).

And yes unfortunately everyone that owns a car has to pay the car tax, even if they are renting, since in this case the car itself is the property that they are taxing.

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