Tag Archives: Property Taxes

Coconino County Treasurer offers remote office hours

Posted on by

FLAGSTAFF — Coconino County Treasurer Sarah Benatar is offering remote office hours for taxpayers seeking help with their property tax bills. From October 1 – October 30, the Treasurer’s Office will be providing services at the Flagstaff Mall in partnership with the County Recorder’s Office. Hours of operation will be, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. October 1 – October 30.

Property tax notices were sent out in September. The Treasurer’s office mails all property tax notices and collects all property taxes for the state, county, incorporated cities and towns, school districts and special districts located within the county.

Annual property tax notices are issued on a calendar year from January through December. Taxpayers have the option to pay their annual taxes in two equal installments. The first installment is due by November 1, 2018 and the second installment is due by May 1, 2019. Taxpayers can also pay in one full payment by December 31, 2018. Tax bills of $100 or less are to be paid in full by December 31, 2018. Taxpayers can pay their taxes in person, at one of the remote sites, by phone, by mail or online.

Due to lack of parking at the 110 E. Cherry building, a white drop-mail box is located near the flagpole inside the parking lot where payment envelopes may be dropped.

For more information, please call the County Treasurer’s Office at 928-679-8188, toll-free at 877-500-1818 or visit www.coconino.az.gov/treasurer.

Assessor visits Page Community Center

Posted on by

FLAGSTAFF – Assessor Armando J. Ruiz will hold a meeting at the Page Community Center at noon, Monday, August 21 to discuss property tax assistance and exemptions for senior citizens. Assessor Ruiz will present information regarding the Senior Property Valuation Protection Program and other programs that seniors may take advantage of.

“Seniors that meet the eligibility requirement for the program have their property values frozen for three years, meaning the value used to calculate taxes for their home cannot increase whatsoever for three years, which has the effect of reducing the amount of taxes low-income Seniors pay,” said Assessor Ruiz. “This program offers a significant benefit to our constituents who are on a fixed-income and need help with their property tax bill.

Assessor Ruiz is presenting on programs offered by the Assessor’s office while the Page Community Center serves lunch. Staff will be available to assist seniors fill out and process their application starting at noon, Aug. 21, at the Page Community Center, 699 S. Navajo Dr., Page, AZ 86040.

For further questions about property tax assistance, call the Assessor’s office toll free at 877-679-7120 or visit http://www.coconino.az.gov/Assessor.

Truth in Taxation hearing set

Posted on by

Coconino County is publishing the Truth in Taxation notice as required by Arizona state law, explaining potential changes in the amount of property taxes collected.

Interested citizens are invited to attend the public hearing will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in the County Administrative Center First Floor Meeting Room, 219 East Cherry, Flagstaff, Arizona.

The Coconino County Board of Supervisors is notifying its property taxpayers of Coconino County’s intention to raise its primary property taxes over last year’s level. Coconino County is proposing an increase in primary property taxes of $182,986 or 2 percent.

For example, the proposed tax increase will cause Coconino County’s primary property taxes on a $100,000 home to increase from $55.67 (total taxes that would be owed without the proposed tax increase) to $56.78 (total proposed taxes including the tax increase).

Truth in Taxation hearings for the Library, Health and Flood Control Districts will also take place at 6 p.m. June 27 in the County Board Chambers on 219 E. Cherry Ave.

The Coconino County Library District is proposing an increase in secondary property taxes of $161,556 or 3.99 percent, the Coconino County Public Health Services District is proposing an increase in secondary property taxes of $156,611 or 3.95 percent and the Coconino County Flood Control District is proposing an increase in secondary property taxes of $115,994 or 4.66 percent.

Please see the following table with the County tax rates:

Coconino Tax Rates FY17 FY18
Coconino County Primary Property Tax 0.5788 0.5678
Coconino County Library District 0.2556 0.2556
Coconino County Flood Control District 0.4000 0.4000
Coconino County Public Health Services District 0.2500 0.2500

Second Payment of Coconino County Property Taxes Due

Posted on by

FLAGSTAFF— Coconino County Treasurer Bonny Lynn reminds property owners that the second installment of their Tax Year 2012 Real and Personal Property Tax payment is due and will be considered delinquent after 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 1.

The Tax Notice for the 2012 property taxes was mailed in September and the first half-installment was due Nov. 1. Property owners could have paid the full-year tax amount by Dec. 31 without a late penalty.

The County Treasurer is the legally responsible party for collecting taxes for all taxing jurisdictions within Coconino County. However, each taxing jurisdiction is responsible for its own tax levy, as established by their individually elected Board of Directors.

The Property Tax Notice was mailed to each property owner regardless of mortgage status. If a property owner has a mortgage impound account for taxes and their mortgage company pays the taxes, the notice should be regarded as informational only.

Partial payments are accepted, but interest will accrue on the unpaid balance when the delinquency date has passed. Tax payments may be made by cash, check or credit/debit card in person at the Treasurer’s Office, 110 E. Cherry Avenue, 2nd floor, Flagstaff, AZ 86001; or by mailing a check.

Tax payments via electronic bank bill payment and those paid with personal check will be treated as an ACH transaction. Citizens are reminded there is a convenience fee for use of a debit or credit card. Instructions for paying with a credit/debit card via the internet can be found on the Treasurer’s website at www.coconino.az.gov/treasurer.

For taxpayer convenience – and due to lack of parking at the 110 E. Cherry building – a white drop-mail box is located near the flagpole inside the parking lot. Payment envelopes may be dropped in the box.