How much are the convenience fees that are charged for online payments?
A convenience fee is charged for paying your property taxes online using a debit or credit card*. Please note that the convenience is a third-party fee and is not part of city funds. • Electronic payments can now be made by electronic check (“E-check”) with NO CONVENIENCE FEE. • For qualifying Debit Card payments (Visa Personal Debit, STAR, NYCE and PULSE; subject to your bank’s participation*) the convenience fee is a flat rate of $3.95 (* Please note that if your banking institution does not authorize your card for “PIN-less debit” transactions, your transaction will be processed as a credit card with the correponding 2.25% convenience fee.) • For Credit card payments (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover) the convenience fee is 2.25% of the total amount charged.
