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Property tax payments must be received or postmarked no later than the delinquency date to avoid penalties. In accordance with State law, if a payment is received after the delinquency date without a postmark, the payment is considered late and penalties will be imposed. If the 1st installment is delinquent, a penalty of 10% will be imposed. If the 2nd installment is delinquent, a 10% penalty and an additonal $10 dollar cost will be imposed. For example, if the amount due for the 1st installment is $2,000 dollars, a 10% penalty of $200 dollars will be imposed. If the amount due for the 2nd installment is $2,000 dollars, a 10% penalty of $200 dollars plus a $10 dollar cost (totaling $210 dollars) will be imposed.
POSTMARKS are imprints on letters, flats, and parcels that show the name of the United States Postal Service (USPS) office that accepted custody of the mail, along with the state, the zip code, and the date of mailing. The postmark is generally applied, either by machine or by hand, with cancellation bars to indicate that the postage cannot be reused.
Taxpayers who send their payments by mail are cautioned that the USPS only postmarks certain mail depending on the type of postage used, and may not postmark mail on the same day that it was deposited by the taxpayer.
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STANDARD POSTAGE STAMPS: Stamps purchased and affixed to mail as evidence of the payment of postage. The USPS imprints the date the piece of mail was accepted into custody and cancels the postage to indicate it cannot be reused. |
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If you use these types of postage, the USPS will not postmark your mail. If your payment is not receive by the delinquency date, if applicable, you will be charged a 10% penalty and a $10 cost. |
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METERED MAIL: Mail on which postage is printed directly on an envelope or label by a postage machine licensed by the USPS. Many private companies use these types of postage machines. |
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PRE-CANCELED STAMP: Stamps sold through a private vendor, such as stamps.com®. |
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AUTOMATED POSTAL CENTER (APC) STAMPS: Stamps, with or without a date, purchased from machines located within a USPS lobby. |
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PERMIT IMPRINT: Pre-sorted mail used by bill pay services, such as online home banking. |
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Purchase and complete a CERTIFICATE OF MAILING from the USPS. This is a receipt that provides evidence of the date that your mail was presented to the USPS for mailing. It can only be purchased at the time of mailing through the USPS. The USPS charges a fee for this service.
Purchase a POSTAGE VALIDATED IMPRINT (PVI) Label from a USPS retail counter or window. The PVI is applied to a piece of mail by personnel at the retail counter or window when postage has been paid to mail the item. The item is retained in USPS custody and is not handed back to the customer. The date printed on the PVI label is the date of mailing. |
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DON'T STAND IN LINE! SAVE MONEY! SAVE TIME! PAY ONLINE! |
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Pay online for free using your personal checking account! Payments made by VISA Consumer Debit/Check cards are subject to a convenience fee of $3.95. All other credit/debit card transactions are subject to a convenience fee of 2% of the total
charge. To make a payment now, go to Pay Your Taxes Online.
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