Pre-payments can be made from July 15 to May 15 by authorizing automatic withdrawal payments from a chequing account at any Canadian financial institution. The City pays interest on taxpayer deposits at an interest rate of 3% below the prime lending rate of the City's bank.

As TIPS is a prepayment (or savings) plan for next years property taxes, the current year's property taxes must already be paid in full at the time of application and the applicant must have chequing privileges at a financial institution in Canada.

Calculated on the previous year's gross taxes less the Home Owner Grant (if claimed) divided by a maximum of 11 monthly installments. The calculated monthly installment is an estimate and is not a guarantee of the amount of taxes that may be levied. The calculated monthly installment will be recalculated every year.

Note: If any installment payments are returned by the taxpayers bank (for any reason), their tax account will be charged a returned item fee of $25. The taxpayer's Plan will be cancelled after 3 consecutive returned installment payments.

TIPS payments will be debited on the first business day on or after the 15th of each month.

Authorized prepayments start July 15 and continue to May 15, for a maximum of 11 consecutive automatic withdrawals. No pre-payments will be withdrawn in the month of June.

To cancel or change your Tax Installment Plan Service, fill out the respective form and email it to revenue@kamloops.ca

• TIPS Cancelation form
• TIPS Change Request form