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Colorado law requires the County Treasurer to mail a notice of property taxes to each owner of record even though a mortgage
company may be responsible for payment. If your taxes are paid by a mortgage company, you may wish to mail the bottom portion
of the notice to your lender and retain the top portion for your own information. Also, your mortgage company should request
payment information directly from this office.
FAILURE TO RECEIVE A TAX NOTICE DOES NOT RELIEVE THE OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR PAYING TAXES ON TIME.
When do I pay?
- If the tax amount is less than $25 you must pay in total no later than April 30.
- If the tax amount is $25 or more, you may make two payments. The first half payment is due no later than February 28. The
second half payment is due no later than June 15.
- If you pay your taxes in one total amount, the payment is due no later than April 30.
- If your payment is late, delinquent interest is added to the tax amount as mandated by State Statutes.
How are payments applied?
- We will accept the first payment received and subsequent payments will be applied to any remaining balance due. Amounts that
exceed the current amount due by less than $5 may be applied as an advance payment toward the following year's taxes. If the
overage is $5 or more, the amount of the overpayment will be refunded.
What is the property tax process?
- Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended, require the County Assessor to determine the actual value of property. For property
tax purposes, assessed valuation is a percentage of actual value. Specific information on your valuation can be obtained by
contacting the Assessor's Office at 303-795-4600 or by e-mail.
- School tax is levied by each school district's Board of Education. County tax is levied by the Board of County Commissioners.
City and town taxes are levied by their governing councils. Special district taxes are levied by their Board of Directors.
- The tax levies adopted by the various governing bodies reflect the amount in dollars needed to fund local government services
such as schools, law enforcement, detention facilities, fire protection, city and county road construction and maintenance,
public libraries, parks and recreation, water, sanitation and drainage facilities, social services, and urban renewal development
by cities.
- The factors which determine the amount of tax due are property valuation and tax levy.
- Information concerning the tax levy can be obtained by contacting the governing boards of the taxing entities.
- The County Treasurer is responsible for the collection of taxes and distribution of monies to the various entities for which
taxes are collected.
- THE TREASURER HAS NO JURISDICTION OVER VALUATIONS OR TAX LEVIES.
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