By James Lomuscio
Before you reach for that credit card to pay Westport’s real estate and personal property tax bills that just arrived, Tax Collector Peggy Klein has some words of caution.
Westport residents have been receiving tax bills this week easily spotted by the return address and bold print about its contents. Contributed photo
Credit cards charge 3 percent. If you charge $5,000 for your quarterly real estate taxes for a home with total home tax of $20,000, that translates into an extra $150.
Debit cards work much better, just $2.95 per transaction, or $147.05 saved.
But a new system that went into place Tuesday is even lower, just $1.50 to pay all of your tax bills, home, boat, and multiple cars included, online. It is called ach/echeck.