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Council committee OKs smaller parcel fees for online property-tax payments

3536059 · May 21, 2025
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Summary

The committee advanced a resolution to amend a payment-processing vendor fee schedule so most Detroit taxpayers pay less per-parcel for online property-tax transactions; bulk payers get a lower rate and cryptocurrency payments remain through PayPal with separate fees.

Detroit — The Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee voted without objection to advance a resolution amending the fee schedule for the city’s online payment platform, reducing per-parcel transaction fees for most property-tax payers.

The change was presented by Nikhil Patel, deputy chief financial officer and treasurer for the City of Detroit. Patel said the vendor, Paymentus, originally planned to charge $2.50 per ACH transaction but—because of how the software handles parcel-level refunds and ACH…

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