Treasurer’s Office News
Polk County Treasurer Offers Satellite Station for Property Tax
The deadline for payment of the first installment
of the 2010/2011 property tax is Friday, September 30, 2011. Polk County Treasurer Mary Maloney
reminds taxpayers that Friday, September 30, 2011 is the last day to pay in person without late
interest. Office hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. We are located in the Polk County Administration Building
at 2nd & Court Avenue.
Construction is on all four sides of the Polk County Administration building limiting access to
parking. Mary Maloney Polk County Treasurer and the Polk County Board of Supervisors are
offering a satellite station solution on the Treasurer’s two busiest days of the year September
29th and 30th. Maloney states, “The satellite station will have limited employee resources, hours
and payment processing options but because of the construction affecting access to our office,
we are offering this limited service that should help citizen’s trying to reach our office.”
Maloney would like to reiterate that ultimately the best alternative for citizens is to pay online at the
24/7 website www.IowaTaxAndTags.gov. Maloney states, “ECheck payments now cost less than a
postage stamp at $0.40 and the web service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.”
Satellite Location:
Polk County River Place, East atrium entrance
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday and Friday this week, September 29th and 30th
Property tax installment payments only
Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, and eCheck will be the only accepted forms of
payment - Service Delivery Fees apply to Credit Card and eCheck payments
No CASH transactions will be accepted
No vehicle transactions
No tax sale redemptions will be handled
Payments may be mailed but must have a postmark of no later than September 30, 2011 to be
processed without late interest. To receive a September 30 postmark, please mail by 8:30 p.m. on
Friday, September 30, 2011, at the main post office. If mailing from an outlying post office, please
check postmark deadline requirements with the post office to obtain a timely postmark. Interest on
delinquent taxes accrues at 1.5% per month. Company affixed metered mail dates do not
supersede the post office postmark.
To obtain more information regarding tax payments please call 286-3060.
Avoid Parking Woes – Renew vehicle tag registration and property taxes online
With heavy construction around the Polk County Administration building access to
parking is limited. Try renewing your vehicle tag registrations and paying your
property taxes with the eCheck option on the treasurer’s payment website at www.IowaTaxAndTags.gov.
The eCheck option is less than the cost of a postage stamp and certainly less than
the cost of gas, meter change, and a parking headache. The web service is available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
More secure? www.IowaTaxAndTags.gov
– the most secure government websites are those with a .gov in the web address.
Your online payment is safe and secure.
Faster? The fastest way to pay those pesky car tags and property taxes in just a
few steps is through www.IowaTaxAndTags.gov.
More cost effective? Pay online with an eCheck (an electronic version of your paper
check) for only forty cents at www.IowaTaxAndTags.gov.
Downtown Parking Headache
MARY MALONEY, POLK COUNTY TREASURER—Polk County Treasurer
Mary Maloney reminds citizens, “We are experiencing heavy construction around our
building. Access to parking is very limited.” You are encouraged to use our online
web payment system which can be accessed from
www.IowaTaxAndTags.gov or Treasurer
Web site. This Memorial Day weekend try our eCheck option. It’s less
than the cost of a postage stamp and certainly less than the cost of gas, meter
change and a parking headache. The web service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week.
Property Tax Payment Deadline Reminder
MARY MALONEY, POLK COUNTY TREASURER—The deadline for payment
of the first installment of the 2010/2011 property tax is Friday, September 30,
2011. Polk County Treasurer Mary Maloney reminds taxpayers that Friday, September
30, 2011 is the last day to pay in person without late interest. Office hours are
7 a.m. to 5 p.m. We are located in the Polk County Administrative Office Building
at 2nd & Court Avenue.
Friday, September 30 will be the busiest day of the year for the Treasurer’s Office.
One hundred and seventy-seven thousand statements were mailed to citizens the last
week of August representing $826 million. Maloney encourages the public to use the
internet payment system atwww.IowaTaxAndTags.gov
where you may make full or partial payments either through eCheck or credit card
payment options. Maloney states, “eCheck payments now cost less than a postage stamp
at $0.40 and the web service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.”
Many of the statements mailed to citizens are for information only for taxpayers
that have their mortgage companies pay the tax. If taxpayers aren’t sure about who
is responsible to pay, they should contact their mortgage company.
Payments may be mailed but must have a postmark of no later than September 30, 2011
to be processed without late interest. To receive a September 30 postmark, please
mail by 8:30 p.m. on Friday, September 30, 2011, at the main post office. If mailing
from an outlying post office, please check postmark deadline requirements with the
post office to obtain a timely postmark. Interest on delinquent taxes accrues at
1.5% per month. Company affixed metered mail dates do not supersede the post office
postmark.
To obtain more information regarding tax payments, please call 286-3060.