January
No later than the Statutory date of January 10th, the county Assessor must verify the Tax Dollar Warrant/Tax Roll to the County Treasurer for collection of the previous year's property taxes. The Treasurer bills and collects property taxes one year in arrears.
In mid-January, tax bills are mailed to all property owners. If you do not receive your property tax statement by early February, please contact the County Treasurer's Office.
February
The last day of February - first half tax payments are due. Payment must be received by the Treasurer's Office, or the envelope must have an official USPS postmark of the last day of February. If the due date falls on a holiday or weekend, payments are considered timely if received or postmarked on the next business day.
April
April 30th is when the full tax payment option is due. Payment must be received by the Treasurer's Office or must be postmarked with an official USPS postmark of April 30th. If the due date falls on a holiday or weekend, payments are considered timely if received or postmarked on the next business day.
June
June 15th is the deadline for second half tax payments. Payment must be received by the Treasurer's Office or must be postmarked with an official USPS postmark of June 15th. If the due date falls on a holiday or weekend, payments are considered timely if received or postmarked on the next business day.
Delinquent tax notices for real estate, severed minerals, mobile homes, personal property and State assessed are mailed shortly after the June 15th deadline. Applicable delinquent interest and other charges shall apply to delinquent payments.
August
If a tax lien exists for unpaid years taxes, and current year taxes remain due on the same parcel, the lien holder has the opportunity to pay the current tax, thus endorsing the amount onto the certificate and increasing his/her lien on the property.
September
Delinquent Personal Property taxes and Mobile Home taxes must be received in the Treasurer's Office by the close of business on the next to last Friday in September to avoid publication in the newspaper.
Mobile Home taxes and Personal Property taxes remaining unpaid shall be published in the Kiowa County Independent and the Kiowa County Press on the last Friday in September in preparation for distraint, seizure and sale after October 1st.
Real Estate taxes and severed mineral taxes must be received in the Treasurer's Office by close of business September 30th to avoid publication in the Kiowa County Independent and the Kiowa County Press.
October
After October 1st, Mobile Home taxes and Personal Property taxes for those parcels remaining unpaid are subject to distraint, seizure and sale to satisfy the tax liability and other accrued costs and penalties associated with the parcel.
A listing of unpaid Real Estate taxes and Severed Minerals taxes are published in the Kiowa County Independent and Kiowa County Press. Publication will occur at the appropriate time during October in preparation for the annual Tax Lien Sale normally help in mid-November. This listing publishes for three consecutive weeks at least four weeks prior to the sale.
November
Tax Lien sale held in the Courthouse meeting room at 10:00 a.m.
December
Prepayments of taxes that will be due in the following year are accepted the end of December after we receive Tax Calculations from the Assessor's Office.