{"id":775,"date":"2020-03-26T13:04:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T20:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdwainwright.ca\/md\/?page_id=775"},"modified":"2025-07-18T13:52:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T19:52:11","slug":"tax-auto-pay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mdwainwright.ca\/?page_id=775","title":{"rendered":"How to pay your taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The current year&#8217;s taxes are due on November 30th.\u00a0 If the 30th is on a Saturday or Sunday, the first working day of December is the deadline date.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can pay your yearly taxes 5 ways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Come in to the M.D. Administration office and pay by cash, cheque or debit card.<\/li>\n<li>Online through your bank.<\/li>\n<li>Mail your cheque to the M.D.\u00a0 All cheques must be post-marked on or before the 30th of November to avoid late penalty.<\/li>\n<li>Use PaySimply (Information below)<\/li>\n<li>Sign up for Tax Auto Pay (Information below) to have your account debited automatically every month. Please inquire with the M.D. on how to set this up<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ATTENTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The M.D. of Wainwright has migrated to a new financial system \u2014 owner numbers are no longer used.<br \/>\n<strong>Action Required:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2705 Update your account number on your online banking payee profile<br \/>\n\u2192 Use your roll number, not the old 4-digit owner number.<br \/>\n\u2192 Payments using old owner numbers may not be processed.<br \/>\n\u2705 Ensure payments are properly allocated<br \/>\n\u2192 Use the correct roll number and matching ownership name.<br \/>\n\u2192 Payments we cannot match will be returned (can take several weeks depending on your bank).<\/p>\n<p>S<strong>pecial Cases<\/strong>: Multiple Rolls and Different Ownership Names<br \/>\n\u2192 Multiple Rolls: Pay each roll separately OR select one roll number to represent your group.<br \/>\n\u2192 Ensure correct roll number is used, especially if the payer\u2019s name is different from the tax account holder.<br \/>\n\u2192Different Ownership Names: List each roll number separately to ensure proper allocation.<br \/>\n\u2192 The M.D. of Wainwright is not responsible for payments misallocated due to unspecified roll numbers.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Pay Simply<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Municipal District of Wainwright is pleased to announce a convenient solution to pay your property taxes online with your choice of <strong>credit card<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We partnered with ATB Financial and through their unique partnership with PaySimply, you can now pay your property taxes online, with your credit card, within minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Secure PaySimply doesn&#8217;t store your payment information<\/li>\n<li>Digital alternative to cheques and cash<\/li>\n<li>You can earn points on any rewards credit card and have your taxes pay you back!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Go to\u00a0<strong>PaySimply.ca\u00a0<\/strong>and pay your property taxes when you want, from wherever you are and on any device.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>steps\u00a0<\/strong>are as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paysimply.ca\/Partner\/Details.aspx?id=24855\">https:\/\/www.paysimply.ca\/Partner\/Details.aspx?id=24855<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Following this, you will be asked to enter your email address, the account holder&#8217;s name, the account number and the payment amount.<\/li>\n<li>Next enter your credit card information.<\/li>\n<li>Once processed, you will be given a transaction number and a receipt will be emailed to you from PaySimply.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The payment amount as well as a fee of 2.5% of the face value of the payment will be charged to your credit card.<\/p>\n<p>Other payment options (such as Interac e-transfer and PayPal) are also available at various fees.<\/p>\n<p>Please allow 3 business days processing time.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Tax Autopay<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Municipal District of Wainwright has implemented a\u00a0<strong>TAX AUTOPAY<\/strong>\u00a0program allowing us to direct debit a monthly payment from your banking institution towards your current year tax levy.<\/p>\n<p>To be eligible, your current year tax levy must be paid in full and you must complete a <strong>PRE-AUTHORIZED DEBIT FORM<\/strong>\u00a0(forms available at our office or for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdwainwright.ca\/pdfs\/taxform.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">download here<\/a>). For further information, please call or come in to see us at:<\/p>\n<p>Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61<br \/>\n717 &#8211; 14th Avenue<br \/>\nWainwright, Alberta, T9W 1B3<\/p>\n<p>Phone: 780-842-4454<br \/>\nFax: 780-842-2463<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdwainwright.ca\/pdfs\/Pre-Authorized Debit Form Tax Payment Plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdwainwright.ca\/images\/MDImages\/pdf_icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Download Pre-Authorized Debit Form as a PDF file<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other forms<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Assessment Review Board Complaint Form\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdwainwright.ca\/pdfs\/ARBComplaintForm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdwainwright.ca\/images\/MDImages\/pdf_icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Assessment Review Board Complaint Form<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Assessment Complaints Agent Authorization\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdwainwright.ca\/pdfs\/Agent_Authorization_Final_LGS1405.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdwainwright.ca\/images\/MDImages\/pdf_icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Assessment Complaints Agent Authorization<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The current year&#8217;s taxes are due on November 30th.\u00a0 If the 30th is on a Saturday or Sunday, the first working day of December is the deadline date. 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