As Treasurer of Polk County, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Treasurer’s web site and briefly identify the primary functions of the office. These functions include:

1) The issuance of vehicle titles and registrations and the collection of all vehicle fees for residents of Polk County. Annually we process nearly 759,000 vehicle transactions, respond to over 120,000 telephone inquiries, provide service to over 200,000 walk-in customers, collect nearly 89 million dollars and mail over 368,000 renewal notices to vehicle owners.

2) The collection of property taxes for over 160,000 parcels, 4,200 mobile homes, 8,800 special assessments and 600 miscellaneous and excise tax parcels. We respond to over 68,000 tax inquiries per year, administer the Iowa Property Tax Program and conduct the annual tax sale for the collection of delinquent taxes.

3) The financial administration and services for banking, cash management and investments. Distribution of collections to schools, cities and all other taxing agencies exceed 834 million dollars per year.

Property Tax Database Inquiry

Dealer ACH Program

Portfolio Service

Pay Online, Not In Line

Property Taxes Due
Sept. 30, 2009

View Vehicle
Fee Changes
Effective
Jan. 1, 2009

Our mission is to deliver quality treasury, vehicle, and property tax services through responsive, productive, and efficient customer service transactions provided by employees and available technologies. Please visit our online payment services at www.IowaTaxAndTags.gov. Since the launch date of our payment site 92,000 vehicle transactions and 40,000 property tax transactions have been processed on-line.