Tax Collector

Excise bills are mailed throughout the year as we receive the information from the Registry of Motor Vehicles.  

• The excise bills are due 30 days from the date of issue.  
• If you receive an excise bill for a vehicle you no longer own, please do not ignore it. You may be able to file for an abatement.  Visit the Assessor’s page for more information. Please be aware excise bills should always be paid even if you are filing for an abatement. Bills that are not paid by the due date will be subject to interest and fees.  If you have paid your bill, filed for an abatement and the abatement is granted, you will receive a refund if one is due.
• If your excise bill is not paid when due, a demand bill will be issued.
• If your demand bill is not paid when due, it will be sent to Deputy Collector, Kelley & Ryan Associates for collection. Once the bill has been sent to Kelley & Ryan, all payments must go through their office. Visit their website by clicking www.kelleyryan.com.

Please see the multiple options for paying your tax bill below.

Click the link below for more information regarding excise: https://www.mass.gov/guides/motor-vehicle-excise

Real estate and personal property taxes run on the municipal fiscal year and are billed quarterly.  The due dates are as follows:

• 1st Quarter August 1st
• 2nd Quarter November 1st
• 3rd Quarter February 1st
• 4th Quarter May 1st

Mail your payment to the lockbox along with the remittance copy of your bill.

• Please note the following regarding payments mailed to the lockbox:
  • All payments must include the bill to be processed.  If the bill is not included, payment will be mailed to the Tax Collector’s office which will delay processing.
  • All payments must be received on or before the due date in order to be processed. Late payments will be mailed to the Tax Collector’s office for processing and will accrue interest.

1. Leave your payment in the payment drop box at Town Hall.
2. Pay online through Unipay. The link is located on the front page of the website and also on the right side of this page.
3. You may come into Town Hall. Please note only check and cash payments are accepted.
4. Mail your payment along with the remittance copy of your bill to Town Hall.

Lockbox payment processing

Eastern Bank processes excise, real estate and personal property tax payments.

The mailing address for payments:

P.O. Box 462, Reading, MA 01867-0862

Please mail your payment, along with the bill, to the lockbox address on your bill.

1. Payments sent to the lockbox must include a bill to be processed.
2. Your payment will be processed on the day it is received providing the corresponding bill or bills are included.
3. Checks arriving after the due date, without the corresponding bill or bills, including checks sent from your bank using a bill pay service, are NOT processed through the lockbox and will be mailed to the Tax Collector’s office at Town Hall. This will delay the payment processing.

If you use a bill pay service through your bank, please DO NOT send payment to the lockbox. These payments should be mailed to Town of Merrimac, Tax Collector, 4 School Street, Merrimac, MA 01860.

Receipts

If you would like a receipt, please send your full bill along with a self-addressed stamped to:

Payment Drop Box

Drop box for payments is located to the right of the front doors of the Town Hall.

Please note we DO NOT take payment of any form over the phone.

MLC Information

Please note the following regarding Municipal Lien Certificates:

Effective January 1, 2025, the MLC fee is $50.00.

Letter of request should be sent to:

Tax Collector
Town of Merrimac
4 School Street
Merrimac, MA 01860

Your request should include the following:

• Property address and parcel ID if available
• Current owner
• New owner, when the request is for a sale and the information is available
• Self-addressed stamped envelope. We DO NOT use any type of overnight services such as UPS or FedEx to return the MLC
• Check for $50.00 made out to the Town of Merrimac. The fee amount is the same for residential and commercial properties.

Requests should be made in a timely fashion. The Collector has 10 business days to furnish the MLC beginning with the first full day after written submission of the request is received, excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays.