VANDERBURGH COUNTY
TREASURER’S OFFICE
EVANSVILLE (Nov. 1, 2012) – With high school football teams in playoff form, leaves changing colors and falling to the ground, and brisk cold nights in the forecast, that can mean only one thing for Vanderburgh County residents: Property taxes are coming due soon. However, Vanderburgh County Treasurer Rick Davis reminds local property owners that since the traditional Nov. 10 property tax deadline falls on a Saturday this year, and the added fact that the following Monday is a bank holiday, Indiana property owners are getting 3 extra days to pay their taxes on time this year. That means the Indiana property tax deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 13 this year.
In Vanderburgh County, to avoid potential long lines, parking issues, and enhanced Civic Center security, Davis strongly recommended that property owners make their payments at any Old National Bank branch in the Tri-State Area. To pay at Old National Bank, you must have the bill that was mailed to your home in the spring. If you do not have your bill, you cannot pay at the bank.
Davis also suggested using the convenient drop box in front of the Civic Center or by mailing checks, made payable to the Vanderburgh County Treasurer, at PO Box 77, Evansville, IN 47701-0077. So long as your envelope is postmarked on or before Nov. 13, your payment will be considered on time, said Davis.
The Treasurer’s Office is located in Room 210 of the Civic Center, 1 NW MLK Jr. Blvd., and is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Davis reminded last-minute taxpayers that the drop box will be open until midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Missing the Nov. 13 deadline will add a 5% penalty to your amount owed if you have no previous delinquencies. That amount increases to 10% after 30 days. If you miss the Nov. 13 deadline and already have a delinquency that penalty is an automatic 10% fee.
Payments can also be made online at www.vanderburghtreasurer.org with a major credit card for a 2.6% convenience fee or by using the office’s E-Check feature for a flat $1.95 fee. Payments are also accepted over the phone by calling 1-800-2PAYTAX (use the following “jurisdiction code†– 2405) with a major credit card and by paying a 2.6% fee. Visa Debit users are able to pay a flat $3.95 fee. Davis noted that the Vanderburgh County Commissioners recently signed a new contract with the county’s credit card provider that reduced credit card fees from 2.75% to 2.6% and reduced the E-check fee from $3 to $1.95. The new rates took effect on Nov. 1, just in time for the fall payment period rush.
If you cannot find your bill, visit the Treasurer’s Office web site and look up your information online. You can mail your check in with the correct payment amount so long as you put your parcel ID number in the memo section. You may also contact the Treasurer’s Office at 435-5248 for any questions concerning your property tax payment.
Davis reminds voters that the Civic Center will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 6 for election day.
