Guidelines, Opinions, Advisories and FAQs

May 2019 Website FAQs - An Act Regulating and Insuring Short-term Rentals room occupancy excise local option community impact fee Cape and Islands Fund

Administered by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, this page provides information on room occupancy excise tax and fees charged for stays at a short-term rental or traditional lodging establishment.

Revised October 2020 Website FAQs - organizational exemptions - charitable, religious, veteran and fraternal organizations

March 2019 Website FAQs - personal property taxation

October 2019 Website FAQs - OPEB - Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund

October 2018 Website FAQs - motor vehicle excise (MVE)

Local Tax Collection Frequently Asked Questions FAQs property tax billing collector bills motor vehicle excise MVE boat mailing sending content due date errors address inserts payments interest waiver partial dishonored checks electronic refunds delinquent demands taking tax title preliminary taxes certify certification municipal lien certificates tax liens duration expiration termination redemption foreclosure notice decree deed in lieu

July 2020 Website FAQs (revised from March 2019) - city budget process

December 2022 Website FAQs - classified land (Chapterlands or Chapter Lands) forest land farmland recreation / open space

April, 2020 Website FAQs - COVID-19 Legislation - These FAQs respond to frequently asked questions on the implementation of local options under sections 10 and 11 of chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020 - An Act to Address Challenges Faced by Municipalities and State Authorities Resulting from COVID-19. These local options allow a city/town to: (1) extend the due dates of property tax bills and filing deadline for exemption applications under c. 59; and (2) to waive statutory interest on certain late