Institute Tax Bills for 2016Were Mailed Last Week

Updated 3/23/16

I ran into another Institute resident on Sunday who reported that she had received her Institute Tax Bill, even though it went to an old address. I wondered audibly that they had gone out this early and that I had not received a Tax Bill yet at neither my new Institute address nor my old address from last September. I should note that I sent a change of address directly to Schmidt & Volk in early October so I would have the Bill along with everyone else. Bill Schaefer has assured me that the bills did, in fact, go out and we appreciate the work he put into this year's accuracy in the mailing.

The Tax Bills are posted with First Class Postage which used to mean second or third day delivery. With the Post Office experiencing a dramatic drop in letter size mail, it appears that their emphasis is now on packages and "Priority" mail. According to this pattern, anyone expecting a First Class mailing will no longer be able to look for a delivery within days, but now a matter of a week and possibly more. It still beats Pony Express but with all that expensive equipment for sorting and canceling, we sure had hoped it would increase efficiency rather than decrease it.

PLEASE NOTE: This year, Tax Payments, Marina Lease Payments, and Waterfront Lease Payments including any change of addresses for where the bill should be sent, go directly to Schmidt & Volk CPA's, PC, Attn: Alicia, at 199 South Main St., Perry, NY 14530 (Email: alicia@schmidtandvolk.com). With our new independent status as non-profit (as opposed to church-related), the reporting requirements are much more detailed and demanding. Our professional accounting firm will help to keep our financial records in perfect form.