Timely Tax Payment Policy (Mailed Payments)
Updated June 27, 2025: The Selectboard has adopted a written policy with additional guidance for Postmarked Tax Payments including examples of USPS Postmarks and other postage types that are not Postmarks. Updated July 1, 2023: This policy has been updated to include ALL envelopes that do not bear a postmark (USPS, UPS & FedEx). If you mail your tax payment and the envelope does not bear a postmark, the Town will acknowledge receipt of your tax payment the day it is received at the Town Office. May 22, 2015 (original post): The Town of Westford accepts postmarks (USPS, UPS & FedEx) for tax payments. Given the electronic age we are in, the Town occasionally receives checks directly from financial institutions after a taxpayer initiates the payment. This type of payment may be known as Bill Pay. These payments are mailed to the Town directly from the financial institution however the…