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Applications for the installment plan are available online at www.pulaskicollector.com or may be requested via email at pulaskicollector@leblink.com. If you choose to participate in the new plan, a monthly payment will be automatically withdrawn from your bank account and held until the total amount has been collected. It will be receipted in total to your real estate account in November. At this point the plan is for real estate accounts only, but installments for personal property may be available in the future, depending upon the success of the new program.
Holiday Hours of Operation
If you choose to bring your payment to the office, you may do so at any time during the hours of 8:00-4:30, Monday through Friday. The office will be closed during the following times: Thanksgiving Holiday, November 26 & 27; noon, December 24 & all day December 25; and New Years Day, January 1. We will be open Saturday, December 26, the last Saturday of the month, from 9:00-2:00. We have opened the last Saturday of December the last two years and received positive feedback from taxpayers, so we will repeat that policy.
Why didn’t I receive a Personal Property and/or a Real Estate Tax statement?
You will not receive a personal property tax statement if you did not complete an assessment form (green printed form that lists the personal property owned on January 1 of that year) and return it to the assessor’s office. Failure to complete and return an assessment form will not relieve you from the responsibility of eventually having to pay the taxes with penalties from both the assessor’s and collector’s offices. You may contact the assessor’s office at 573-774-4717 regarding the assessment form.
You will not receive a real estate tax statement if you purchased a home during the year and the transfer of information was not submitted to the assessor’s office. If you purchased land and/or a home during the year you should have made arrangements with the previous owner as to who would be responsible for paying the real estate taxes. Usually the purchaser is the person who pays the taxes. If there are delinquent taxes due on the property you purchased you will be required to pay the delinquent taxes before the current taxes can be paid. Another reason you may not receive a statement is if your real estate taxes are paid by your mortgage company through your escrow account; please check your escrow account balance or contact your mortgage company to make sure your taxes are paid in a timely manner.
If your mailing address changes it is important you notify us of the change so statements and receipts are mailed to the correct address.
When are my Real Estate and Personal Property taxes due?
Your 2009 annual tax statement may be paid November 1 thru December 31 without any interest and penalty for current taxes. Penalties begin to accrue on January 1 at the rate of approximately 2% per month accumulative to 18% annually. It is to your advantage to pay your taxes in a timely manner to avoid having to pay penalties in addition to your taxes.
What are acceptable forms of payment?
In addition to coming to the collector’s office to make your payment, we are excited to offer the option of paying your taxes online or via the toll-free number. You may pay your taxes online by going to either of these two Web sites www.officialpayments.com or www.pulaskicollector.com and clicking the link, Pay Taxes Online. The number to call for paying by credit card or E-check is 1-877-847-5977. The other acceptable forms of payment are cashier’s check, money order, personal check, and cash (please do not mail a cash payment). If you mail your payment to our office make sure your payment is for the exact amount and your envelope is postmarked no later than December 31. A payment sent with the incorrect payment amount and/or a payment postmarked after December 31 but does not include the penalty fees must be returned to the taxpayer.
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