A tax sale to collect some $103,686.48 in delinquent taxes will take place in early May.
Taxpayers who owe back taxes might want to catch up on what they owe.
The county will hold a delinquent tax sale Tuesday, May 2, at the tax commissioner’s office on Nichols Street in Blackshear.
Those wishing to bid at the sale must register prior to the day of the sale at the tax commissioner’s office.
The sales are in keeping with efforts by Tax Commissioner Terresa Davis to collect back taxes.
“I am keeping my commitment to taxpayers to hold tax sales regularly,” says Davis. “Collection of past due taxes are part of my duties and it is what the citizens elected me to do.”
A total of 77 parcels will be sold in the sale next month. The past-due amounts range from a low of $393.74 to a high of $7,309.56
The past-due taxes date back as far as 2007.
Public notices describing each property being planned for auction are included in today’s edition and will continue running throughout April.
The tax sale is the culmination of a three-month process for the property parcels.
Once the tax commissioner’s office sends a delinquent/fi fa notice and the accompanying 30-day grace period expires, a fi fa is filed with the Clerk of Court. The tax commissioner then adds the fi fa cost to the tax bill.
In 2004, Pierce County contracted with Government Tax Solutions (GTS) of Carrollton to help collect the county’s back taxes. GTS has already sent warning letters, certified letters (to taxpayers and lienholders) and 10-day notices and has followed up with legal research. The parcels are now being advertised for sale.
GTS’s services come at no cost to county taxpayers at large. The company assesses its fee on the bill of the delinquent accounts. GTS collects a $51 service fee on the courtesy notice and receives $134 on the second notice to cover the title research. Public notice costs are added to the bill prior to advertising.
