| January
15 |
A reminder postcard is
mailed around January 15 to all Randall County
Property
owners whose current year property taxes are
unpaid. |
| January 31 |
Current year property taxes are due by January
31. For taxpayers who are 65 or older
or disabled, the first property tax Installment
Plan payment is due on or before January
31 along with the application. If this
payment is not made by January 31, then no
installment payments may be made that year. A
new contract is required annually. |
| February
1 |
All unpaid property taxes become delinquent. The
schedule for penalty and interest is as follows:
February ……7%
March …………9%
April …………11%
May …………13%
June …………15% |
| March 1 |
Additional penalty and interest accrues in
March. See penalty and interest schedule
listed in February. |
| March 31 |
The second payment for the Installment
Plan is due on or before March 31. |
| April 1 |
Additional penalty and interest accrues
in April. See penalty and interest schedule
listed in February. |
|
April 15 |
Last day for property owners to
file renditions. |
|
April 30 |
Deadline to make application for
many types of total exemptions. Homestead
and disabled veteran exemptions may be applied
for up to one year after the taxes for the year
of application became delinquent. Over-65/disabled
exemptions may be filed as soon as the applicant
becomes
65/disabled or becomes owner of a residence. |
| May 15 |
A May notice is mailed around May
15 to property owners whose property taxes
are unpaid. This notice is a reminder
that an additional 20% collection fee
will be added
to the base amount and penalty and interest
of property taxes that are unpaid on July 1. |
|
May 30 |
Last day to apply for agricultural,
timber, or wildlife productivity appraisal without
penalty. |
|
May 31 |
Deadline for filing written protests to the
Appraisal Review Board (or by the 30 day after
a notice of appraised value is mailed to the
property owner, whichever is later). Late
protests filed after the deadline require a determination
by the review board that good cause, such as
serious illness, exists for the late filing.
The third installment payment is due
on or before May 31. |
| June 1 |
Additional penalty and interest accrues in
June. See penalty and interest schedule
listed in February. |
| July 1 |
An escrow agreement/payout agreement can
begin during this month for unpaid property
taxes. This escrow agreement/payout agreement
will allow monthly payments. Please call
the tax office for the county that you reside
in for additional information. |
| July 31 |
The final (4) installment payment is
due on or before July 31. As a reminder,
you will need to reapply each year for the
installment payment method. The 20% additional collection
fee is applied to all unpaid property taxes. |
| August |
The taxing districts hold public hearings
on their budget. The effective tax rate,
rollback rate, and proposed tax rate for each
district is published in the Amarillo and/or
Canyon newspapers. |
| September |
The taxing districts adopt their
budget and tax rates. |
|
October |
Property tax statements are usually
mailed the first week in October. |
| December 31 |
Mortgage companies generally pay by December
31. If deducting property taxes on your
income tax return, the property taxes must
be paid by December 31. |
| January 31 |
Last day to pay property
taxes without penalty and interest of following
year |
