FAQs

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Visit beacon.schneidercorp.com and select Kosciusko County. If you have real estate parcels, select "Property Search". If you have personal property or mobile home parcels, select "Personal Property/Mobile Homes". You can enter a name, address or parcel number to call up the property information. The payments displayed may be a few days behind real time of tax payments especially at tax collection time. If you have questions concerning the information displayed, please contact [email protected] or 1-574-372-2370.

If you have no prior delinquencies on your property, a 5% penalty is added if taxes are not paid by the due date. If the taxes are not paid within 31 days of the due date, an additional 5% penalty is added. If there are prior delinquencies on the property and the taxes are not paid by the due date, a 10% penalty will be added.

Yes, send the whole statement and we will validate the Taxpayer's copy for your receipt. Be sure to send a self-addressed stamped envelope if you require a receipt. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact the Kosciusko County Treasurer's Office at 574-372-2370.

Partial payments towards property taxes are accepted as a general rule. The exception is when a parcel is included in the tax sale or if the tax is a judgment.

There are three things to look at if your property taxes changed: the assessment, tax rate and deductions. Assessment questions should be directed to the Assessor's office at 574-372-2310. Tax rate and deduction questions should be directed to the Auditor's office at 574-372-2323.

Kosciusko County sends one statement for the year which includes both Spring & Fall installments. If you have questions concerning your tax bill please contact the Kosciusko County Treasurer's Office at 1-574-372-2370.

You can come into the office for a reprint bill or you can call the Treasurer's Office at 574-372-2370 and request a tax bill. We can send it via email or you can be given the amount that is due and a parcel number to include on your check to insure the payment is posted to the correct parcel. Payments must be postmarked by the due date. When making a tax payment, if you include a self-addressed stamped envelope, a receipt will be mailed back to you.

If there is a penalty on your tax bill, it is an indication that either the payment was not made or your payment was received late by the Treasurer's Office. If your payment was received late you will see a line on your tax bill that says Less Spring Payment. The amount you paid should appear there. The office is required to go by the US postmark . If you have further questions, please feel free to contact the Kosciusko County Treasurer's Office at 1-574-372-2370.

Payments may be made at any Lake City Bank branch 2 weeks prior to their due date if there are no delinquencies and you have the original tax bill. Lake City Bank will accept your payment even if you are not a customer of that bank. Please bring the entire statement to the Treasurer's Office where you may pay by check, cash or credit card. Tax payments may be mailed to Kosciusko County Treasurer, PO Box 1764, Warsaw, IN. 46581. Your cancelled check will be your receipt. If you require a receipt please mail the entire statement for a receipt to be validated with a self-addressed stamped envelope. You can pay your taxes by credit card or eCheck by going to https://govpayments.com/in_kosciusko. There is a convenience fee of 2.50% for credit/debit cards and a $.95 fee for eChecks. You can also call 1-574-652-5830. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact the Kosciusko County Treasurer's Office at 1-574-372-2370.

If you owned the mobile home on January 1st of the current year, you are responsible for the taxes that are due. Your tax bill may be for prior years taxes that were unpaid. Failure to pay the taxes will result in a demand notice being issued. Failure to pay the taxes after the demand notice is issued will result in the taxes being certified to the Clerk of the Courts. If you questions about the payment of your tax bill, please contact the Kosciusko County Treasurer's Office at 574-372-2370. If you have questions concerning the assessment, please contact the County Assessor at 574-372-2310.

If you were the owner of the property on January 1 of the prior year and filed the personal property return or if the assessor made an assessment in your name because you failed to file the personal property assessment, you are responsible for the taxes. Your tax bill may be for prior year taxes that were not paid. Failure to pay the taxes that are due will result in a demand notice being issued. If taxes are not paid following the demand notice being issued, the taxes will be certified to the Clerk of the Courts and will be turned over to a collection agency.

Failure to pay sewer charges to municipal governments are required to be certified to the County Auditor for placement on the property tax bill. The amounts that are included on the tax bill must be paid to county government instead of to the local municipality. If you have questions reference sewer liens, please contact the Auditor's Office at 574-372-2323.

Surplus can be claimed up to three years after the overpayment by providing copies of tax receipts, cancelled checks, bank statements or escrow detail from your mortgage company. Copies can be mailed to: Kosciusko County Treasurer's Office at 100 W Center Street RM 215, Warsaw, IN 46580. When the proper receipts are received, a claim form will be completed and sent to the Kosciusko County Auditor for payment processing. The process takes approximately six weeks. Please feel free to call the Kosciusko County Treasurer's Office with questions concerning the repayment of surplus at 574-372-2370.

No. Once a parcel is certified for tax sale, the only method of acceptable payment is cash or certified funds. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact the Kosciusko County Treasurer's Office at 574-372-2370.

Kosciusko County Tax Sale payments must be made by cash or certified funds. Payments can be made in the Kosciusko County Treasurer's Office located at 100 W Center St., Rm 215, Warsaw, IN 46580. If you have other questions, please feel free to contact the Kosciusko County Treasurer at 574-372-2370.

There is a tax sale division on the Treasurer's website and select "Tax Sale" which will give you a list of properties including their legal description. With the parcel ID # you can go to the county GIS system that has a link on the home page to view a map, property record card and tax information reference the property. Please feel free to contact the Treasurer's Office at 574-372-2370 if you have further questions.

Kosciusko County contracts with AFCS to collect personal property taxes that have been certified to the Clerk of the Court. All payments must be made directly to AFCS. You can contact them at 1-888-317-2327. If you have further questions concerning the process, please feel free to contact the Kosciusko County Treasurer's Office at 574-372-2370.

As a courtesy, taxpayers are given advanced warning that their property is in danger of being certified for tax sale. If you have questions concerning the tax status of your property, please contact the Treasurer's Office at 574-372-2370.

Demand notices are sent to taxpayers who have personal property taxes delinquent to the stage where they must be certified to the Clerk of the Courts. Tax payments must be made to the Treasurer to keep the taxes from being certified. Please contact the Treasurer's Office at 574-372-2370.

As of January 1st, each year, in accordance with laws regarding mobile homes, all taxes, penalties, interest, judgments and processing fees must be paid in full for the current year before a property tax clearance can be provided by the County Treasurer. TITLE TRANSFER: The applicant must have a mobile home tax clearance form completed by the County Treasurer's Office when applying for a title transfer at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The applicant must bring a copy of the title when applying for a permit at the County Treasurer's Office. Information required for a title transfer include the name and address of owner, make, year, dimension and serial number, name and address of purchaser as well as where the mobile home will be placed. MOVING PERMIT The applicant must have a mobile home tax clearance form from the County Treasurer's Office when moving a mobile home. The applicant will need to bring the title to the County Treasurer's Office to obtain a permit. The County Treasurer must have the name and address of the owner, Year, Make and Dimensions of mobile home, Serial Number, present location of mobile home and new location of mobile home. If you have questions concerning mobile home permits, please feel free to contact the Kosciusko County Treasurer's Office at 574-372-2370.

Kosciusko County property tax can be paid online by going to https://govpayments.com/in_kosciusko . There is a 2.50% convenience fee for using a credit or debit card or $.95 for eChecks.