2013 Vehicle and Property Taxes due in January can be paid on line

[doncoulter]

I paid my predial in the Presidencia downtown. I had to wait all of three minutes. The operation is much more efficient than it used to be.

Older folks (60 and over) should be aware that they can get a huge discount on their predial payments. It's called the Cuota M?nima Anual de Tercera Edad. This is not an INAPAM discount but must be applied for separately, at the Presidencia. A list of what you need for the application is here. Most qualifying homeowners will pay this year's minimum, just 245 pesos, though owners of superlux homes will pay a bit more. The application takes a week or so to be approved, and it doesn?t take effect until the following bimester. So if you apply right now you'd likely pay your normal predial rate for the first two months of the year, plus the cuota m?nima. Once you're on the cuota m?nima, you get it automatically in subsequent years.

Regarding the refrendo for vehicles, I believe it can be paid anytime through the end of March. Payment can be made at most if not all of the major banks. In the past, all you've needed to know is your license-plate number.

For those who want to pay online, Mr. Bill, do you know whether non-Mexican credit cards are accepted? I've usually found that U.S.-based credit cards are not accepted for online payments here.

Don Coulter