Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Vigo County Gets its Tax Bills Out On Time

From the Terre Haute Tribune Star:

In February, Vigo County Auditor Tim Seprodi voiced concern the county faced a possibility of sending out “provisional tax bills” as it had not received tax information from the state. “The Department of Local Government Finance stepped up quite a bit and moved us up the priority list,” Seprodi said. “They brought in extra people to help this region of the state.”

With the necessary tax documentation, Seprodi said, his office then worked “to ensure corrections were made and tax figures were accurate. I have to give credit to my staff,” he said, pointing out deputy auditor Cheryl Loudermilk and chief deputy Kylissa Miller. “The work they did saved the county about $60,000 by not having to send out provisional tax bills,” Seprodi said.

Vigo County Treasurer David Crockett said all of the tax bills were mailed Monday, after about 300 bills were processed at the county annex for bulk mailing. “It was cheaper for us to do that here on some tax bills,” Crockett said.

Spring property tax bills are due May 10, fall tax bills on Nov. 10. Taxpayers who desire can pay for both installments in May. The county treasurer’s office will be open for extended hours starting May 4 for taxpayers to pay at the Vigo County Government Annex at First and Oak streets. The extended hours are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 4, 7, 9 and 10. The office is open May 5, a Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The office is closed May 8 due to the Primary Election.

http://tribstar.com/local/x130094893/Property-tax-bills-in-the-mail