Williamson County Tax Assessor/Collector Reminds Residents Property Taxes Due By Month's End

ROUND ROCK, TX — A reminder from the Williamson County Tax Assessor/Collector's Office: Property owners must pay their taxes in full by January 31 to avoid accruing penalties and interest.

The county's tax assessor/collector said penalty and interest of 7 percent will be added to property taxes not paid by the due date.

“State law requires any 2016 property taxes not paid on or before January 31st to be considered delinquent and must have an additional 7 percent penalty and interest added to the tax bill as of February 1," Larry Gaddes said. "Taxpayers who are not able to pay the full amount by Jan. 31 are encouraged to pay as much as possible so that they accrue as little penalty and interest as possible.”

There are numerous ways to pay property taxes, including: Online at www.wilco.org/paytax using Credit/Debit card (2.19% vendor fee applies); online using E-Check ($1.00 vender fee applies); mailed to 904 S. Main St., Georgetown, TX 78626; in person at any location after making a same-day appointment at www.wilco.org/paytaxes.

Additionally, a drop box is available only at the Georgetown location. Psst: It's located to the right of the front door.

Any payments postmarked or carried into the office on or after Feb. 1 will be charged the state-mandated 7% penalty and interest. Mailed payments should be sent to 904 S. Main St., Georgetown, TX, 78626.

“Penalties and interest continue to increase and additional attorney’s fees are applied to any remaining balance on delinquent accounts as of July 1," Gaddes said. "If they have a balance remaining in July, taxpayers may come to our office and sign a payout agreement with our tax attorneys. Our goal is to collect property taxes for the jurisdictions that we represent, not to foreclose on delinquent property.”

For answers to many questions about property taxes, visit the County Tax Assessor/Collector’s website athttp://www.wilco.org/CountyDepartments/TaxAssessorCollector or call 512-943-1603. Tax Assessor/Collector offices are open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, through the end of the month with new hours of operation starting February 6, 2017.

Offices are located at:

• Georgetown: 903 S. Main;
• Round Rock: 1801 E. Old Settlers Blvd., Suite 115;
• Cedar Park: 359 Discovery Blvd., Suite 101.

Before visiting the above locations, read about their new hours of operation by clicking here.

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