Your property tax payment may be paid in one full installment or two half installments. The first half installment is due September 1st and becomes delinquent after September 30th. The second half installment is due March 1st and becomes delinquent after March 31st. You may make a partial payment for current or delinquent real estate and mobile home property tax. The amount of the partial payment must be greater than the late interest and cost due. Partial payments are not accepted for special assessments or tax sale redemption payments. You may make a partial payment online or by mailing it to your County Treasurer.

If mailing, please indicate on your payment that it is a partial payment of tax due. When the last day of the month is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the deadline for remitting tax payments without late interest or additional late interest for delinquent installments is extended to include the first business day of the following month. Iowa law requires the County Treasurer to assess late interest on all delinquent payments at the rate of 1.5% per month (rounded to the nearest dollar) with a minimum of one dollar.

As a property owner and under Iowa law it is your responsibility to make sure that you receive a bill and that it is paid on time. The statements are mailed and the taxes are due at the same time each year. If you have not received a statement by the first week in September. It is not necessary to have a statement to make payment as long as you indicate the parcel number with your payment and know the correct amount.