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TOWN TAX DEPARTMENT
Like any municipality, the taxes collected from property owners are integral revenue the town needs to operate, which means property owners pay town and county taxes. The tax rate for both town and county municipalities for the fiscal year are subject to change annually as determined by each governing board during budget preparation in the spring of each year. The budget should be approved by June 30th of each year (§ Chapter 159/Article 3). The town does not assess the value to the property, as we rely on the Wilkes County Tax Department to determine this value and they forward the Wilkesboro tax information to us.
TAX RATE:
The tax rate for our town is $0.48 cents per $100 valuation of the property.
TAX PAYMENT METHODS:
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Payments CANNOT be taken over the telephone.
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Online payment (Accepts checking account routing numbers, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, & Amex. User fees will be applied.)
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Payment counter inside Town Hall
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Drive-thru Window
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Secure Night Payment DropBox (located beside the drive-thru window) - available 24/7
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Mailing Address: Town of Wilkesboro Tax Dept., PO Box 1056, Wilkesboro, NC 28697
PAYMENT METHODS:
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Cash Check / Cashier's Check
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Money Order
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Debit Cards
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Credit Cards
TAX OFFICE LOCATION AND HOURS:
Wilkesboro Town Hall, 203 West Main Street, Wilkesboro
Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
PAYMENTS AT TOWN HALL:
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Payments CANNOT be taken over the telephone.
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Cash ~ please do not send cash through the mail, only use cash when paying personally.
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Check ~ please write parcel number on check & correspondence.
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Money Order ~ please write parcel number on money orders & correspondence.
IMPORTANT DATES - INTEREST & PENALTIES:
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Date tax bills are mailed to customers - each summer, generally by the middle of August of each year.
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Due date - September 1st of each year.
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Penalties and interest of 2% are imposed on January 6, 2023, on amounts unpaid.
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The interest of ¾% is added on any outstanding balance the first day of each month until the balance is paid in full.
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Annually each year, generally in the spring, any account that is delinquent is advertised in the local newspaper.
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A list of advertised property is located on the Town Hall bulletin board and further down this page.
BILLING DETAILS:
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All property in the Town of Wilkesboro is also in the County of Wilkes and taxpayer will receive a tax bill from both agencies. Be careful not to overlook either.
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Your tax bill will clearly state which agency is taxing your property.
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Personal Property, Equipment, & Untagged Vehicles - Both agencies
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TAGGED VEHICLE TAXES - Wilkes County Tax Dept. or NC DMV with license plate renewal notice.
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GAP TAX BILLS - Gap billing of property taxes occurs when there is a gap in billed property taxes between the expiration of a vehicle’s registration and the renewal of that registration or the issuance of a new registration. The vehicle is an unregistered vehicle during the gap in registration. [read more]
SELLING YOUR PROPERTY / CHANGE OF ADDRESS:
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If you have an address change, please change as early as possible at the Wilkes County Tax Office.
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If you receive a tax bill on a property you have sold, please forward it to the new owner OR return it to the tax department with the contact information of the new owner as soon as possible.
COLLECTIONS:
The owner of any account past due can be collected upon by any legal means, including but not limited to wage garnishment, bank attachment, debt setoff or foreclosure.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS / DISABLED PERSONS:
The property owner should go to the Wilkes County Tax Office and inquire about special programs, qualifications, and forms.
DELINQUENT TAX LISTINGS: