HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.25.20 Email from Miranda McAfee-Bowersox - Press Release Butte County Treasurer-Tax Collector Addresses Confusion Over Tax Deadlines
From:McAfee-Bowersox, Miranda
Subject:Press Release to be sent shortly
Date:Wednesday, March 25, 2020 2:12:54 PM
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Hello Board Members,
The below press release will be sent shortly.
Thank you.
Miranda
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 25, 2020
BUTTE COUNTY TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR ADDRESSES CONFUSION OVER TAX DEADLINES
Oroville, Calif.-- With the recent extensions of the Federal and State income tax deadlines, we have
received many questions surrounding local property tax deadlines. Local County Tax Collectors do not
have authority to change the deadline for the second installment of property taxes, due to the
delinquency date of April 10, 2020 being established by State law. Local property tax revenues support
many essential public services, such as emergency response, public health, and schools.
In an effort to protect the health and safety of our community, as well as our employees, the Butte
County Treasurer-Tax Collector’s office is currently closed to the public. We will continue to have staff
available to answer calls, e-mails and process mail delivery payments. Please check
www.buttecounty.net/treasurertaxcollector
for current hours of operation.
Property tax payments can be made online, by phone, or by mail with a timely postmark of April 10,
2020. To pay online, please visit www.buttecounty.net/treasurertaxcollector. To pay by phone, please
call 844-882-3391. A convenient drop box is available outside our office at 25 County Center Drive,
Suite #125 Oroville, CA 95965 until 5pm on April I0, 2020.
For those who are directly impacted, either physically or financially, and are unable to pay timely, there
will be a penalty waiver process offered after the April 10, 2020 deadline. The penalty waiver process
will require documentation of how you were impacted by the COVID 19 virus, making the timely
payment of taxes not possible; for example: reduced hours, lay-offs, business closure, hospitalization,
etc.
We understand the impact that COVID -19 is having on the economy, our community, as well as our
families. We will do our best to work with those severely impacted, either physically or economically, by
this crisis and who are unable to pay timely. Please stay safe and healthy and know that we are all in
this together.
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For more information, please call
Butte County Treasurer Tax Collector’s Office
530.552.3720
Miranda Bowersox
Communications/Public Information Officer
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Oroville Ca. 95965
T. 530.552.3320 M. 530.282.2146
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