On Target

Increase Collection of Delinquent Taxes

Nevada County

Description

Local taxes are an important revenue source for the county as well as cities and special districts. The Treasurer Tax Collector is responsible for collecting all taxes for these entities. Increased focus on delinquent accounts will increase collection of tax revenues to ensure the fiscal stability of the county.

Progress Update

Q4-22

Since October 2022 the Treasurer & Tax Collector has achieved the following goals in tax collection:

  • Billed and collected over 175M in current secured, supplemental and delinquent secured and unsecured taxes
  • Successfully performed outreach to 2 local businesses with 5+ years of delinquent taxes which resulted in full redemption of $87,588.56 from one and a payment plan to satisfy $15,260.66 in delinquent taxes by June 30, 2023
  • Implemented a new program called Easy Smart Pay, which allows taxpayers the ability to pay their taxes in monthly installments, thus reducing the chance of delinquencies. In the last few months, we have had 45 taxpayers enroll with $93,976.38 paid towards the first installments
  • Continued to provide the Truckee area residents with the opportunity to pay in-person, reducing the possibility of mail related payment issues

Next Steps

Q4-22
  • Continue to assist taxpayers that have delinquent taxes to apply for the property tax relief funds
  • Continue to do site visits for those with unsecured taxes, encouraging payment plans to reduce tax delinquencies
  • Continue to find areas that cause delinquencies and provide taxpayer education through the use of inserts in tax bill mailings

Objectives

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Financial Stability and Core Services
Board of Supervisors 2019 (Archive)
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Board of Supervisors 2020 (Archive)
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Financial Stability and Core Services
Board of Supervisors 2021
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Financial Stability and Core Services
Board of Supervisors 2023
On Target
Financial Stability and Core Services
Board of Supervisors 2022