From the Northwest Indiana Times:
"Porter County Treasurer Mike Bucko said tax bills should begin going out in the mail Monday or Tuesday, marking the third year in a row for on-time billing.
Taxpayers should begin receiving the bills later that same week, at which time they will have several options for making payments by the May 10 and Nov. 13 deadlines, he said.
Cash or check payments may be made in person from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the county administration center at 155 Indiana Ave. in Valparaiso, Bucko said.
Checks also may be mailed to the Porter County Treasurer, P.O. Box 2150, Valparaiso, IN 46384-2150. Canceled checks will serve as receipts and payments may not be sent to the post office box via Federal Express, UPS or Express Mail, he said.
Taxpayers also may pay their bills online by clicking on the "Pay Your Tax Bill" link on the upper right corner of the county website at porterco.org. The E-check option is free, while credit or debit card payments will be charged a 2.5 percent fee, Bucko said.
Those who have not yet verified their homestead deduction again will receive a pink reminder form with their tax bills.
Porter County Auditor Bob Wichlinski said last week that nearly 26 percent of county property owners with the deduction are at risk of losing the tax break as a result of failing over the past couple of years to verify their eligibility.
At stake is both the $45,000 deduction from the assessed value and a corresponding supplemental deduction aimed at equalizing the net impact, Wichlinski said.
The county has not heard from 11,805 of the 46,252 property owners with homestead deductions, he said."
Read more: http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/duneland/porter-county-tax-bills-going-out-next-week/article_623b9684-fe10-55e4-9af2-56d3d43ba903.html#ixzz1qYXoqKlE
