Municipality
Follow steps below to receive your Community’s Excise Tax Commitments Directly:
Step 1: Create a signed and dated authorization letter on your municipality’s letterhead stating:
- That you are requesting to receive your community’s excise tax commitment files directly, rescind authorization for service provider (if applicable) and include the effective date of the request.
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Your letter must also include contact information, including address, phone number and email address, letter must be signed and uploaded as a .pdf
Step 2: Register for access to the RMV's Community Portal as a New Business Partner. You will be required to upload your intent letter and proof of FEIN when registering. Only one person can register per business. (After approved registration, more contacts can be added.)
Step 3: Once your registration is approved, you will receive an email with your Community Portal login credentials. This may take up to 5-7 business days.
Step 4: Log into the RMV's Community Portal to complete the process of becoming an RMV Business Partner for the program(s) you have selected.
The person submitting the request will receive notification when the documents are approved or rejected. End users will receive an email with their login credentials once approved.
Service Provider
Follow steps below to receive a Community’s Excise Tax Commitments:
Step 1: Obtain a signed and dated authorization letter on the Municipality’s letterhead stating:
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That you are authorized to receive Municipality’s excise tax commitment files on their behalf, rescind any authorization for previous service provider (if applicable) and include the effective date of the request.
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The letter must include the processing service provider’s information i.e. company name, address, telephone number, contact person’s name & email address.
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The letter must also include contact information for the Municipality, including address, phone number and email address, letter must be signed and uploaded as a .pdf
Step 2: Register for access to the RMV's Community Portal as a New Business Partner. You will be required to upload your intent letter and proof of FEIN when registering. Only one person can register per business. (After approved registration, more contacts can be added.)
If you are an existing business partner and do not have Community Portal credentials, contact rmvbusinesspartners@dot.state.ma.us and request a Community Portal logon. Skip to step 4.
Step 3: Once your registration is approved, you will receive an email with your Community Portal login credentials. This may take up to 5-7 business days.
Step 4: Log into the Community Portal to complete the process of becoming an RMV Business Partner for the program(s) you have selected.
The person submitting the request will receive notification when the documents are approved or rejected. End users will receive an email with their login credentials once approved.