Payment Options

The MD of Willow Creek No. 26 has a variety of payment options available to ratepayers:

Electronic Payments

• Each bank is a little different in their methods of online banking. If you are interested in online banking, please contact your financial institution to help you set this up.
• Once you are set-up for online banking, commonly you proceed to “Bill Payments”
• In the “Bill Payments” section, select the “Payee” – which will be different for each banking institution. Examples include:
  1. ATB Financial              - MD of Willow Creek No. 26
  2. Bank of Montreal       - Willow Creek No 26, The Municipal District of – Tax
  3. CIBC                              - Willow Creek MD No 26 Tax
  4. Royal Bank                  - Willow Creek No. 26 (M.D.) – Tax-AB
  5. Scotia Bank                 - District of Willow Creek No 26 Tax
  6. TD Canada Trust        - Willow Creek #26 (Mun Dist of) Taxes
• If you have one parcel of land, please use your roll number without the decimal point. (For example, if your Roll Number is 0001.000, enter 0001000).  
• If you have more than one roll number, please set-up a payee for each roll number, or another option would be to enter the eight-digit Customer Number. Again, some banks will vary in their set-up process and only allow seven digits. (Example: If your Customer Number is 01234567, please enter as 1234567)

 

Mail

• Please make your cheque payable to the M.D. of Willow Creek No. 26, PO Box 550, Claresholm, Alberta T0L 0T0
• Please do not mail cash
  
  

In Person

• We are located at 273129 Secondary Highway 520 West
• Office hours are:
• Monday through Friday – 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Cash, cheque or interac (ensure your single transaction limit is sufficient)
• Credit cards are only accepted though the "Option Pay" Feature
  
  

“Option Pay” (Credit Card Payment)

• A link is available on the MD’s website (lower left corner - "Helpful Links - Option Pay") 
• If utilizing this form of payment, please note that you are responsible for the “Load Fee”
• Option Pay
  
  

Tax Installment Payment Plan (TIPP’s)

• Payments are automatically withdrawn from your bank account on the 15th day of each month
• Starting each November, the monthly payment is calculated by dividing the most recent annual tax levy by 12 months. When the current levy is known, the pre-payments are subtracted and the new balance divided by the remaining months up to October
• The intent of the TIPP’s program is that the tax levy will be paid over a 12-month period, and by October 31st, there will be a “zero balance” owing 
• Deadline to enroll in the TIPP’s program is November 10th, providing there are no outstanding amounts owing
  
  

Monthly Payments

• Ratepayers are more than welcome to make monthly payments for property taxes
• Post-dated cheques will be kept on file in a secure location
• The onus is strictly on the ratepayer 
• Any balance outstanding will be subject to penalties
  
  

Links 

• Bylaw 1905 - Tax Installment Payment Plan
• Tax Installment Payment Plan (TIPP) - Enrollment Form
• Tax Installment Payment Plan (TIPP) - Termination Form