From the South Bend Tribune:
The St. Joseph County Treasurer's Office on Friday started mailing 2011-pay-2012
property tax bills, according to a press release.
There will be two installment payment deadlines this year. The
first installment is due May 10, and the second is due Nov. 13.
Taxpayers are
encouraged to pay through the mail. Instructions are included on the
bill.
Spring installment
payments in full must be postmarked on or before May 10 to avoid a penalty. For
a receipt, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Taxpayers may sign up for 2013
property tax electronic billing at www.sri-taxpayerconnection.com.
Payments can also be made at the treasurer's
office on the second floor of the County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd.,
during regular business
hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
During the week of April 30 and on May 7, 9
and 10, payments can also be made at the County Services Building, 219 Lincoln
Way W., Mishawaka, during regular business hours.
Both locations will be closed May 8 for primary
elections.
Credit card payment
is available online via a link on the treasurer's website
(www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/treasurer) or by calling 800-809-5849. A vendor
service fee of 2.95 percent applies.
A pink homestead verification form is being sent to taxpayers
who currently receive a homestead deduction but who have not previously
submitted a verification form. The form must be filled out and mailed to the
county auditor. Instructions are included on the back of the form.
Homestead verification forms should not be
included with property tax payments.
The county assessor's office has sent out a 2012 Notice of
Assessment to any property that changed in assessed value since last year. The
property tax bill only serves as the notice of assessment for property tax
parcels that did not change in value since last year. Contact the assessor's
office at 574-235-9523 for more information.
Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve the taxpayer of
the responsibility for payment and penalties when due.
For tax bill information, visit the
treasurer's office at the above listed website.
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