Tax Department

After  December 20 and  until May 10, the  first half payment plus interest can be paid.  If not paid by May 10, the  full tax plus interest must be paid. There is no longer the  option of paying the  first half. If taxes are due and unpaid for three years, the  property is subject to a tax  foreclosure suit by the  County. The  property can then be sold at public auction. Anyone that  has delinquent real estate taxes in the county cannot bid  at  these  auctions.

Personal Property Taxes:

After December 20 the  full  amount of  personal property taxes are due plus  interest. Full unpaid personal property taxes  are sent to the Sheriff for  collection in March. If the  first half  taxes are  paid  in December, the second half is due  May 10.  Second half unpaid personal property taxes are sent  to the  Sheriff for  collection in August.

Mill Levies

The mill levy is the tax rate applied to the assessed value. One mill is one dollar per  $1,000 of assessed value. Since 1996 the  Legislature and Governor have reduced the statewide USD levy from 35 mills to 20 mills. The County Clerk computes the mill levies for cash local taxing authority by dividing the portion of the taxing authority’s budget that is property tax funded by the taxable assessed value in the taxing authority’s service area.

You can view and/or print our local tax levy here Greeley County 2023 levy.

Revenue from Property Tax Levies

Local taxing authorities do not receive more money by raising property values. Changes in property values do not change the number of tax dollars needed for local services. A local taxing authority has authority to levy tax on property within its jurisdiction based on the amount of money needed to provide public services. The local taxing authorities’ budgets are published, public hearings are completed, and budgets are set in August of each year.

The  following is a list of the most common taxing authorities :

• Cemetery
• Cities – Tribune & Horace
• County Local USD Statewide USD State
• Township
• Groundwater Management

Tax Roll Corrections

All real estate, personal property, oil and gas tax bill corrections, whether increases or decreases are issued by the Greeley County Appraiser. State assessed, minerals and intangible tax corrections are issued by the County Clerk. After approval by the County Board of Supervisors, the County Treasurer issues a corrected tax bill. Reductions will be reflected on the second half payment if taxes are not paid in full. Fully paid taxes with a reduction will create an overage resulting in a refund. When applicable, interest is paid on refunds.

Filing a Protest

1. If you have not had a meeting with the County Appraiser on the valuation of your property for the same tax year, you can file a protest. Protest forms are available from the County Treasurer or by clicking on this link: Tax Protest Form.
2. Please read and follow the instructions on the form carefully for a successful appeal. Note:  If the protest form is received in the Treasurer’s office unsigned, the protest will be considered invalid and will be returned to you.  The delay may jeopardize your chances for a hearing.
3. Tax protest forms must be completed, then signed before sending to the Treasurer’s office on or before December 20.  If the taxes are paid by an escrow agent in full  (not first half), you have until January 31 of the following year to file your protest.
4. You must keep a copy of the protest form. You will need to use this form to file the protest with the  Board of Tax Appeals if you are not satisfied with the County’s decision.
5. The County Appraiser will contact you to schedule an informal meeting after the  County Treasurer forwards your protest form to the  Appraiser. If you are filing a protest on the basis of an illegal tax levy, an Appendix must be completed and attached to the protest form. Those protest forms will be mailed by the Treasurer to the  State Board of Tax Appeals. No informal hearing will be held with the Appraiser in the case of illegal tax levies.
6. If you are successful in your appeal and your taxes are reduced and result in a refund, payment will be issued upon the Treasurer receiving a correction from the  County Appraiser’s office.

Mortgage Company Payments

If you have an escrow account for your real estate taxes with a mortgage company, the mortgage company should receive the tax statement. If you do receive the tax statement instead of the mortgage company, we ask you to return it to the  County Treasurer along with the correct address, so we may produce a new statement to be mailed to your mortgage company.

Mortgage companies are required by Federal Law to make half payments, so they will be paying taxes on or before December 20 and on or before May 10.

Past due notices are sent to the homeowner, not to the escrow agent. If the mortgage company was to have paid these taxes, you must inform them that the  Treasurer’s office for the  County did not receive the payment. If there are any questions, the mortgage company needs to call the County Treasurer’s office at 620.376.4413.

Delinquent Taxes

Publication of  Delinquent Real Estate Taxes:

Prior to current year delinquent taxes being put in the delinquent records of the  Greeley County Treasurer, they are published in the official county newspaper (as designated by the Board of Supervisors*) for three consecutive weeks in August in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A.  79 -2301to 79-2323a.

Publication of Delinquent Personal Property Taxes:

Personal Property taxes that are unpaid October 10 of the current tax year are published in compliance with K.S.A. 19-547 for three consecutive weeks in October in the official county newspaper (as designated by the Board of Supervisors*).

*Greeley County Republican

 

Escrow Payment Plan

The Greeley County Treasurer has had numerous requests for escrow payments on property taxes. We have developed a program where you may make a payment into the escrow account. When you make a payment you will be required to sign a form stating that in no way does this payment stop interest or publication of delinquent taxes or foreclosure.

This program is designed for any taxpayer. Monthly payments will be set by using an estimate on the previous year’s taxes. Should the escrow account come up short, the taxpayer would be notified in November of any outstanding balance, thereby allowing the taxpayer sufficient time to pay the balance by the mandated due date. Payments may be made by mail or in person.

To initiate the automatic withdrawal process, the taxpayer needs to complete an escrow payment agreement form. This form is available on this site below and must be signed and sent with the first installment, or the form may be picked up at the County Treasurer’s office.

Escrow Payment Agreement

For more information, visit the following pages:

• Tax Department – Forms Available
• Tax Department – Frequently Asked Questions 

Return to the Treasurer’s Main Page.