Due Dates & Discounts

Your Birthday

Renewal of motor vehicle license plate, which is valid until midnight of the owner's birthday.  Renewals are accepted 90 days prior to the birth month.  This applies to passenger cars, recreational vehicles, light trucks under 8000 lbs., boats, small trailers, and motorcycles.

January

Receive a 2% discount on payment of property taxes and/or tangible personal property taxes.

Renew decals for mobile homes that are not assessed as Real Property by December  31st.

February

Receive a 1% discount on payment of property taxes and/or tangible personal property taxes.

March

Pay the gross amount of property taxes due by March 31.

Final (4th) Property Tax Installment Payment is due by March 31.  Taxpayers currently enrolled in the Installment Payment do not need to reapply to continue the program.

April

All unpaid real property taxes become delinquent on April 1.  At this time a 3% penalty is added to the gross amount.  Within 45 days, delinquent real property taxes will be advertised in a local newspaper and the cost of advertising will be added to the delinquent bill.

All unpaid tangible personal property taxes become delinquent on April 1. This time a 1.5% per month interest charge is added to the gross amount.  Within 45 days, delinquent tangible personal property taxes will be advertised in a local newspaper and the cost of advertising will be added to the delinquent bill.

Applications for next year's property tax Installment Payment Plan are due by April 30.

May

Tax Warrant processing on Delinquent Tangible Personal Property Taxes starts May 1. A List of delinquent taxes is advertised in a local newspaper one time.

The list of delinquent real estate taxes is advertised once per week for three consecutive weeks in a local newspaper, prior to the tax certificate sale.

The Tax Certificate Sale date is set in  March, prior to the Delinquency date of  April 1.

June

The first Property Tax Installment Plan payment is due on or before   June 1.  If this payment is not remitted by June 30, participation in the program is canceled.

September

The second Property Tax Installment Plan Payment is due before September 30.

November

Collection of property taxes and tangible personal property taxes begins.  Receive a 4% discount on payment if made by November 30.

December

Receive a 3% discount on payment of property taxes and/or tangible personal property taxes.

The third Property Tax Installment Plan Payment is due by December 31.

Registration and renewal of trucks over 8000 pounds, truck-trailers, semi-trailers, and mobile homes are due by December 31.