Where Can I Pay Property Tax Online

With the advent of the internet and advancement in technology, you no longer need to spend valuable time in travelling and queuing at the authority’s offices to make your tax payments.  It is now possible to pay your taxes online from any place and at any time as long as you have access to the internet and you know where to make the payments. This is a convenience that was never there in the past few years.

When it comes paying property taxes online, different states or localities have dedicated property tax portals where the residents can log in and find comprehensive information regarding their tax status. The links to such portals are always made available to the tax payers, including an elaborate process of making the payment or you can simply ask your assessor about making online property tax payment and they will furnish you with all the relevant information.

When considering paying your property tax online, there are a few things you need to have in mind-:

• For you to make the payments, you will have to use a checking account or a debit/credit card and you will also be expected to have your assessor’s identification number to help you search and retrieve your payment information.
• No Charges for electronic payments – you won’t incur any charges when you are paying your property taxes online. You will also need to use a PIN, which will be printed on your original tax bill to enable you complete the payment. Each transaction however has a limit of $999,999.99.
• You cannot get the PIN by email, fax or telephone. The tax agency will mail a copy of the original bill to the mailing address you have on the records.
• When you use credit cards or Visa Debit card to pay for property taxes online, there may be processing fees involved, though these may be significant compared to the convenience you get through such options.

Paying over the telephone

Though this is not entirely online, it still gives you the convenience of online payment because you can do it from any location, only that you will have to make a phone call. Certain tax authorities will allow you to pay property taxes using selected debit and credit cards over the telephone vi a third party vendor. You will however have to pay the vendor some small fees to use such services.