Tax Due Dates

Real Estate and Personal Property
Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes in the Town of Leicester are paid quarterly throughout a fiscal year which runs from July 1 to June 30.  The Due Dates are as follows:

• 1st Half Preliminary Bill (Quarter 1):  Due August 1st
• 2nd Half Preliminary Bill (Quarter 2):  Due November 1st
• 1st Half Actual Bill (Quarter 3):  Due February 1st
• 2nd Half Actual Bill (Quarter 4):  Due May 1st

Motor Vehicle Excise
Motor Vehicle Excise bills are assessed on a calendar year, not on a fiscal year. There are no statutory dates on which excise bills must be due.

Motor vehicle excise tax bills are sent to taxpayers throughout the year as groups of bills know as Commitments. These commitments are received by the Town’s Assessor Office from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. The first Commitment is typically mailed towards the end of February by the Deputy Collector and is due within 30 days. Other Commitments are mailed throughout the year for certain types of vehicles, or for those who have changed vehicles. Per Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 60 Section 2, failure to receive a motor vehicle excise tax bill does not negate the validity of the excise tax owed.

The Town of Leicester has no control over which bills will be included in any particular commitment as received from the Registry of Motor Vehicles.  Please call the Collector’s Office at (508) 829-7002 if you think that you may have an outstanding Motor Vehicle Excise Bill.