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Easy Smart Pay (ESP) offers a convenient way for taxpayers to break up their property tax payments into manageable monthly installments. Below are answers to common questions about what ESP is and how it benefits taxpayers and counties.
What is Easy Smart Pay (ESP)?
What is Easy Smart Pay (ESP)?
Easy Smart Pay (ESP) is a service designed to help taxpayers split their annual property tax payments into manageable monthly installments, making it easier to meet payment deadlines.
What does ESP do for taxpayers?
What does ESP do for taxpayers?
Easy Smart Pay offers taxpayers the convenience of monthly property tax payments, helping them budget more effectively throughout the year.
Why use ESP?
Why use ESP?
ESP simplifies the tax payment process by reducing transaction fees, offering flexible monthly payment options, and helping taxpayers avoid large lump-sum payments. It also benefits counties by reducing late payments and increasing collection efficiency.
What counties does ESP service?
What counties does ESP service?
As of this publication, ESP serves 39 of the 58 counties in California, with plans to expand to additional counties in the future.
What is the story behind ESP?
What is the story behind ESP?
Easy Smart Pay (ESP) is a service product of Smart Easy Pay (SEP), a California corporation started by the California State Association of Counties Finance Corporation to address taxpayers' need for flexible monthly installment options on their property tax bills.
Where is Easy Smart Pay headquartered?
Where is Easy Smart Pay headquartered?
Easy Smart Pay is headquartered in Sacramento, California.
How does ESP make money?
How does ESP make money?
ESP earns revenue through interest earned on tax funds before they are remitted to the county. These fees ensure the service remains free to taxpayers and counties.
Is ESP a bank, escrow company, or financial institution?
Is ESP a bank, escrow company, or financial institution?
ESP is not a government agency, escrow company, or financial institution. We act as a service provider that facilitates property tax payments for taxpayers.
Are tax funds commingled with operating dollars?
Are tax funds commingled with operating dollars?
No, Easy Smart Pay separates taxes owed to the county in a taxpayer trust account from general operating funds.
Do my tax dollars earn interest?
Do my tax dollars earn interest?
No, your tax dollars do not earn interest for you. Any interest earned on the funds before they are sent to the county helps support Easy Smart Pay’s services.
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