Frequently Asked Questions
Below you will find information that might help you understand how to find things or learn about information you might need to know about your city or town.
Treasurer - Making a Payment
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Treasurer - Making a Payment
If making two equal payments, taxes are due February 28th and June 15th. If making a single, whole amount, payment, that payment is due April 30th.
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Treasurer - Making a Payment
For the purposes of current year tax payments only, and there are no other tax liens on the property, it shall be deemed to have been timely if filed on the next business day in the Treasurer’s office.
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Treasurer - Making a Payment
There are 2 ways. First one: if you pay by mail and send a stamped/self addressed envelope, we will send you a receipt. Second is through the website, Treasurer's Office, then by clicking on the "Research Treasurer's Detail".
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Treasurer - Making a Payment
In most cases, a portion of your monthly house payment goes toward property taxes, and then the mortgage company ensures that the taxes are paid. However, there are some exceptions.
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Treasurer - Making a Payment
Yes, we accept personal checks, unless there is an existing tax lien on the property.
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Treasurer - Making a Payment
No, we do not accept post dated checks.
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Treasurer - Making a Payment
Please make your check out to "Teller County Treasurer," and also please indicate your account number on the check.
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Treasurer - Making a Payment
No. We accept mailed in, over the phone, and online payments, as well.
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Treasurer - Making a Payment
Yes. Payments with Credit Card incur a 2.4% convenience fee that will be added to the amount paid. Payments with an eCheck incur a $1.50 convenience fee that will be added to the amount paid.
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Treasurer - Making a Payment
You will receive an email confirmation of your payment immediately. It could take up to 3 business days for the Treasurer's Detail to be updated.
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Treasurer - Making a Payment
Yes, we accept credit card payments in the office.
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Treasurer - Making a Payment
We handle this the same way as a bad personal check. The account incurs a $20.00 bad check fee, and the County Treasurer reserves the right to add your name to the Bad Check Writer's Listing, thereby your use of personal checks and eChecks to pay taxes will be indefinitely suspended.
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Treasurer - Making a Payment
Yes, we can accept payment over the phone.
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Treasurer - Making a Payment
Only in the rarest of circumstances will we allow for prepayment of property taxes. In nearly all cases we do not allow it.
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Treasurer - Making a Payment
The only payment options you have are 2 equal payments, or one single payment. While the idea of a monthly tax payment is appealing, it actually increases county workload 600%-plus per account.