General Information

• Collects approximately 4 billion dollars in County, city, school, and special district taxes; processes any replicated payments within sixty (60) days, maintains files on the tax payment status of approximately 500,000 parcels and processes taxpayer inquiries in a timely and courteous manner.
• Maintains records of all tax-defaulted parcels and computes amounts necessary to redeem when requested by the taxpayer; computes amounts and establishes controls for installment plans on redemptions; prepares and mails notices of Power to Sell; determines parcels to sell at public auction and selects dates of the sale; coordinates sale and accounts for proceeds of sale.
• Collects approximately $280 million in unsecured personal property taxes (business property, boats, and aircraft).  Prepares tax liens on delinquent unsecured taxpayers and collects delinquent mobile home taxes before issuing Tax Clearance Certificates.  Responds to all taxpayer inquiries for property tax payment information.
  

• July 1
  Beginning of fiscal year Tax Collector mails out annual unsecured property tax bills
  
• January 1
  Lien date for all taxes
• August 31
  Unsecured bills are payable after August 31, a 10% penalty, plus $50 Collection Fee applies***
• October
  Tax Collector mails out annual secured property tax bills
• November 1
  First installment is due for Secured annual property tax
  1.5% penalty is applied to all unpaid Unsecured property tax bills
  Liens are recorded in November for all Unpaid Unsecured bills
• December 10
  First installment payment deadline. 
  A 10% penalty plus $20 cost of delinquency is added after this date.***
• January
  Tax Collector mails delinquent notices to unpaid accounts (1st installment)
• February 1
  Second installment is due for Secured annual property tax
• April 10
  Second installment payment deadline. 
  A 10% penalty plus $20 cost of delinquency is added after this date.***
• May
  Tax Collector mails delinquent notices to unpaid accounts (1st and 2nd/or 2nd installment only
• June 30
  End of fiscal year
• July 1
  Delinquent secured annual accounts are transferred to delinquent tax roll (redemption).
  Additional penalties are added at the rate of 1.5% per month on the first day of each month (18% annual interest).  A $30 State Redemption Fee (SRF) is also charged.
  

•  Make sure you receive bills for all property that you own.
• Keep track of all Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) - i.e. APN 123-45-678
• Check off the bills as your receive them.
• Call Tax Information at 408-808-7900 if you are missing any bills.
  
  • Please allow 15 days for mailing.

• On the secured annual tax roll, the first installment is due November 1 and delinquent after December 10.  The second installment is due February 1 and delinquent after April 10.  Taxpayers have the option of paying both installments when the first is due.
• Do not confuse your property tax deadline of April 10th with that of the IRS income filing (April 15th).  This is a common and costly error.  Please pay your 2nd installment timely by April 10.
• Mail your property tax payments early to ensure that the envelope is postmarked on or before the appropriate delinquency dates (December 10 and April 10).  The Tax Collector must review the postmark date or receipt date to determine timeliness of the payment. 
  

• 10% penalty and $20.00 cost added after 5:00 p.m. on December 10*
• 10% penalty and $20.00 cost added after 5:00 p.m. on April 10*
• $30.00 State Redemption Fee added on July 1 (after fiscal year close)
• 1.5% monthly interest added on July 1 and each subsequent month (redemption annual interest rate is 18%)