Tax Information for the Town of Highland Beach

Real Property Tax Rates: (Per $100 Taxable Assessment)

Constant Yield Tax Rate for the Town of Highland Beach

1. In the last taxable year, the County real property tax rate was $0.903 and the certified assessment of net assessable real property was $34,196,362. This produced real property tax revenues of $308,793.   
    
2. For this taxable year, the certified assessment of net assessable real property is $34,642,392. To produce the same real property tax revenues as last year the real property tax rate would be $0.8914. This rate is called the constant yield tax rate.   
    
3. For this taxable year, the adopted real property tax rate is $0.950. This rate is higher than last year’s rate and is $0.0586 more than the constant yield tax rate, which will produce $20,300 more real property tax revenues than would be produced by the constant yield tax rate.

Tax Bill Payments

All checks should be made payable to “Anne Arundel County” and may be sent in the enclosed remittance envelope. Credit card and eCheck payments are accepted only through the County’s website (NOTE: There is a convenience fee assessed for a payment made with a credit card or for an eCheck payment.) When County offices are open to the public, cash or check payments may be made at the following cashier locations. Access to the website is also available.

• The Arundel Center 44 Calvert Street, Annapolis
• Heritage Office Park 2664 Riva Road, Annapolis
• The Arundel Center North 101 North Crain Highway, Glen Burnie

**Yellow drop boxes are available at all three locations for making check or money order payments.

Semiannual Tax Payment Option

Real property taxes on a homeowners’ “principal residence” can be paid on an optional semiannual payment basis. One half of your tax bill is due September 30, and the balance is due on December 31. The second payment includes a service charge that is 0.68% on the balance of the payment.

Taxpayers who escrow their tax payments may choose to pay annually, but must notify their lenders by May 1st of their intent to pay annually.

Homeowners' Property Tax Credit

The Maryland Homeowners’ Property Tax Credit Program, and the Anne Arundel County supplement, is administered by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation. Credits are granted to eligible homeowners based on household income. Anyone whose combined gross household family income is below $60,000 should consider this program. Applications may be obtained by calling (410) 767-4433 or 1 (800) 944-7403, or by going to: https://dat.maryland.gov/realproperty/Pages/Homeowners%27-Property-Tax-Credit-Program.aspx

Homestead Tax Credit

The Maryland Homestead Tax Credit Program was established to help homeowners deal with large assessment increases. The Homestead Credit limits the increase in taxable assessments each year to a fixed percentage. Every county and municipality in Maryland is required to limit taxable assessment increases to 10% or less each year. Anne Arundel County has established this limit to be 2%. In the City of Annapolis, the limit is set at 10%, which applies to taxes levied by the City of Annapolis. The Homestead Credit applies only to the principal residence of the property owner. More information is available at: https://dat.maryland.gov/realproperty/Pages/Maryland-Homestead-Tax-Credit.aspx

To determine if you are eligible for the Homestead Tax credit for your specific property address, go to the Department’s website, www.dat.state.md.us, and then click on “Search the Real Property Database” under Online Services on the home page. Enter your property address on the data search page, and at the bottom of the page of your property assessment record, the status of your Homestead application will be shown.

If you have not filed an application, you can call the Department’s Homestead program at (410) 767-2165 or 1 (866) 650-8783 (toll free). Applications must be submitted by December 31, in order to be eligible for the Homestead Credit beginning July 1, of the following year.