Tax bills arrive

Cathy and I got our new Charlestown property tax bills today. If yours hasn't arrived, it will.

I wouldn’t normally get excited about getting a new tax bill, but I was anxious to see how the new tax numbers compared to Progressive Charlestown’s predictions.

Many of you have used the Progressive Charlestown Magic Tax Calculator to see what your tax bill is likely to be. But today was the day to find out if we got it right.

If we screwed up and fed you all the wrong information about your property taxes, we'd have to leave town. Actually, only Tom would have to leave, since he was SOLELY responsible for creating the Magic Tax Calculator.

When I ran our numbers through the Calculator again and looked at my actual tax bill – BINGO – the numbers matched!

Color me relieved,

Please see how your actual tax bill compares to the Progressive Charlestown prediction and let us know at progressivecharlestown@gmail.com.

And you still have plenty of time to review my seven-part series, “How to Pay Less Taxes,” that described the numerous tax exemption and credit programs Charlestown offers.

Author: Will Collette