Second-half tax payments due July 10

CHILLICOTHE – Second-half real estate tax payments for Ross County are due July 10 and Treasurer Jerry Byers is reminding taxpayers that missing the deadline will mean paying more.

Ohio law requires the treasurer to charge a 10 percent penalty on all payments received after the due date except for payments that are postmarked by the due date.

Taxpayers are asked to contact the treasurer’s office if they have changed their mailing address or if they have not received their bill. Taxpayers who receive a separate manufactured home statement have until July 31 to complete those payments.

The treasurer’s office does offer a monthly budget plan that is designed to help taxpayers set the money aside for their taxes before the taxes are due. The plan allows a taxpayer to pay the semi-annual taxes in monthly installments. Payments towards next year’s taxes begin in August after all taxes due on the property for this year are paid. Information on how to sign up for the budget plan is included with the tax bill and is available on the treasurer’s website.

The treasurer’s office, located in the Ross County Courthouse, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday except holidays. It will be closed this Friday for the Independence Day holiday.

The office will remain open until 6 p.m. the final week of the real estate tax collection.

For more information, contact Treasurer Jerry Byers at 740-702-3080, by email at rosstreas@bright.net or by visiting the treasurer’s website at www.rosstreasurer.com.