| Frequently Asked Questions:
Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes:
Question: When are real estate taxes due?
Answer: Real Estate Taxes are due December
31st of each year. The first half is delinquent May 1st and the second
half is delinquent September 1st.
Question: What happens if I don’t pay my taxes on time?
Answer: When taxes are not paid before the delinquent date, interest
at 14% begins accruing. Each year’s unpaid tax must be paid before
the next year’s tax can be paid.
Question: What does it mean when someone buys
my unpaid taxes?
Answer: Nebraska statutes say that property
becomes subject to sale if it has delinquent property taxes due upon
it after the first Monday in March.
To ensure that there are a maximum number of purchasers at the public
sale, a list of all property subject to sale shall be publicized in a
newspaper located in the county for three consecutive weeks.
The tax sale is held in a lottery style fashion with no restrictions
upon the purchaser except they be of legal age.
The purchaser is issued a tax sale certificate which shall include property
description, sum paid, redemption date, and shall be signed by the County
Treasurer. Each certificate shall cost $10.00 to the purchaser in addition
to the delinquent tax.
Question: Can I lose my property when the
taxes are purchased?
Answer: Purchase of delinquent taxes do not
automatically strip the property owner of ownership. However, if the
unpaid tax is not redeemed, a Treasurer’s
Deed may be issued to the purchaser.
Question: How do I redeem my tax?
Answer: In order for the taxpayer (or interested
party) to redeem their tax they must present a certified check to the
Dawson County Treasurer payable to the purchaser for the tax, interest
and costs. Taxes may be redeemed any time prior to the issue of a Treasurer’s Deed.
Question: When can a Treasurer’s Deed be issued?
Answer: A Treasurer’s Deed may not be applied for until three years
have passed from the date of sale, but not more than six months after
these three years have elapsed.
Question: What are personal property taxes?
Answer: Personal property taxes are assessed
to businesses and for farm equipment. They are due the same time as real
estate taxes.
Question: What happens if I don’t pay personal property taxes on
time?
Answer: The Treasurer is required to send a
notice twenty days before a Distress Warrant is issued to the Sheriff
for collection. The Sheriff then has the authority to collect those taxes
by confiscating any tangible property and holding a public auction to
recover unpaid taxes.
Question: What are Property taxes?
Answer: There are two kinds of property taxes:
Real Property Taxes are based on real estate; for example land, buildings,
houses.
Personal Property Taxes are based on business equipment; for example
machinery, computers and vehicles.
If you have any questions regarding
real estate taxes, please feel free to contact our office (308) 324-3241, e-mail,
or consult your personal attorney.
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