Francisco Hernandez, Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
The Treasurer & Collector of Taxes Division is responsible for the timely billing and collection of all of the City's revenues as well as being the source of disbursing all of the payments by the City and the Worcester Retirement System. The Treasurer functions as the disbursing agent for the City, issuing paychecks, direct deposit vouchers and vendor checks annually.
Make a Payment
Available payment options vary among services and our online payment partners. Clicking the payment of choice will display the available options and any associated service fees.
The City of Worcester accepts payments through our online payment partner UniBank Government Services. Payments are also accepted at all M&T Bank Branches.
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Personal Property Tax Real Estate Tax Water/Sewer Bill
Refunds
A refund check or credit may be issued to a taxpayer who has a credit balance on their bill, provided that they supply the City with the proper information and they have no other outstanding taxes due and payable to the City.
Parking Tickets
Pay Parking Tickets
Find your bill and pay your parking ticket online through our partner, Kelley & Ryan Associates.
Parking Ticket Appeals
All appeals must be received within 21 days of the date of the ticket issuance. Parking ticket appeals may be made online, by mail or in person. Once the Parking Administration Office receives the parking ticket appeal, the ticket is placed on "hold" and does not accumulate penalties for the duration of the appeal.
Certificate of Municipal Lien
A Certificate of Municipal Lien (CML) tells how much tax is owed on a property. A City of Worcester CML may be ordered through our online payment partner or by submitting a CML Request Form to the Treasurer and Collector's Office.
Tax Payment History
You may search the City of Worcester Tax Payment database for Excise, Personal Property and Real Estate net tax payments per calendar year. Payment history is available for the past three (3) calendar years
Unclaimed Property
The City of Worcester is holding unclaimed funds for the residents and businesses of Worcester. These funds are held until they are claimed. Claiming property is fast, easy and free.
Open Checkbook
The online Open Checkbook (Vendor Check Register) is now available in our open data portal Informing Worcester!
Informing Worcester
Informing Worcester is the City's open data portal. The City has established this open data portal where any and all interested parties can obtain public information at no cost. The portal includes the Open Checkbook dataset.
Data includes payments made to vendors by the City of Worcester from 2015 to the present.
The City of Worcester fiscal year begins July 1st and ends June 30th. Please note that due to security considerations, certain checks may not be visible. Checks may take up to 35 days to display in the Open Checkbook dataset.
To search for Payments Made to Vendors in the portal, click on the Filter Data icon, , there you can choose to search on the Pmt_Date, Payee, Pmt_Amount, Departments or Spend_Categories.
Contact Information
Address
Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
City Hall Room 203
455 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Contact
Phone: 508-799-1075 / 508-799-1095
Fax: 508-799-1097
Email Us
Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.