The Taney County Collector's Office will be mailing 2020 tax statements by October 30th November 6th. There WILL NOT be a fee charged to process an electronic check online or the 1-800 number at that time. A return envelope will be provided this year to encourage mailed payments. These conveniences are provided as a courtesy to help you stay safe and healthy at home and avoid paying in person. All taxes are due by December 31st to avoid penalties.

July 13, 2020

Per Missouri State Statute 140.160, a tax sale shall be commenced within 3 years of delinquent taxes. Collectors may have the sale when taxes are delinquent 1 year or 2 years, but they must have a tax sale and offer the property by 3 years delinquency.

Due to the following reasons, the Taney County Collector's office WILL NOT be conducting a 2020 Real Estate Tax Sale in August:

1. COVID-19 recommendations of social distancing and wearing a face mask would make it high risk to our Tax Sale Bidders to be in close quarters for several hours here in the Commission Hearing Room. The past 3 years we have had 80-100 bidders with extra seating and spill over into the halls. While wearing a mask will make for a safer environment, it will make it difficult to speak and hear the bids.


2. The economic impact the COVID-19 virus has had and continues to have on our taxpayers. Taney County has taxpayers all over the US and even living around the world. Giving them an extra year to pay their taxes will hopefully help relieve some of their stress.


3. Certified mail is a requirement of the Tax Sale notification process. This year, because of COVID-19, the USPO was not requiring signatures on the certified mail. Because of this, it is recommended that signs be posted on the properties that are delinquent. As of this morning, that would be 716 signs posted in our county. Again, I think this would cause extra stress to our taxpayers that for at least another year, I believe could be avoided or at least lessened.

Respectfully,

    Mona Cope