Welcome to DeWitt County, Texas
The Tax Office is now open from 12PM to 1PM.

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County Tax Assessor-Collector
Susie Dreyer
Phone: 361-275-0879
Fax: 361-275-5074
dewittax1@dewittcounty.org
Location                    Mailing
115 N. Gonzales           PO Box 489
     Cuero, TX 77954          Cuero, TX 77954

Operation Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Drive Thru- Window: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

The tax office is open from 12 to 1 for taxpayer convenience.
** Our Office will permanently remain located at the DeWitt County Annex**
 

View or Pay your taxes online.
Taxpayers wish to pay towards the 2011 taxes, can sign an agreement with the tax office.
The payments will be held in escrow. They will be applied in October.
Taxpayers will be billed any remaining Balance and Refunded any over payments.
For more information contact the Tax Office 361-275-0879
The tax office accepts partial payments on both current year and deliquent taxes. 
If deliquent taxes are owed, a contract can be signed for 36 months to pay off the deliquent taxes. 
Signing a contract and making regular monthly payments can prevent a suit from being filed.

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 Credit card payments go through a third-party vendor
and a convenience fee will be charged.

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 NEWS RELEASE-JANUARY
JANUARY 31, 2012 IS THE DEADLINE FOR TAXPAYERS THAT QUALIFY TO MAKE THEIR FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT. 
THE QUARTER PAYMENT PROGRAM ONLY APPLIES TO HOMESTEADS WITH AN OVER 65 EXEMPTION OR A DISABLED EXEMPTION. 
UNDER THE QUARTER PAYMENT PROGRAM, TAXES ARE PAID IN FOUR INSTALLMENTS WITHOUT PENALTY AND INTEREST. 
A CONTRACT MUST BE SIGNED EACH YEAR. CONTACT THE TAX OFFICE AT 361.275-0879 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

A REMINDER TO TAXPAYERS, THAT PENALY AND INTEREST OF 7% BEGINS ON FEBRUARY 1ST
THE PENALTY & INTEREST INCREASES 2% EACH MONTH UNTIL JUNE. 
THE PENALTY AND INTEREST FOR JUNE IS 15% ON JULY 1ST IT GOES TO 42.5%.
IF YOUR PROPERTY IS IN SUIT THE 2011 TAXES WILL AUTOMATICALLY ROLL INTO THE SUIT FEB. 1ST. THIS ADDS ATTORNEY FEES.
THE TAX OFFICE DOES ACCEPT PARTIAL PAYMENTS ON BOTH CURRENT YEAR AND BACK TAXES. 
IF BACK TAXES ARE OWED, A CONTRACT CAN BE SIGNED FOR 36 MONTHS TO PAY OFF THE DELINQUENT TAXES. 
SIGNING A CONTRACT AND MAKING REGULAR MONTHLY PAYMENTS CAN PREVENT A SUIT FROM BEING FILED.
TAX INFORMATION AND PAYMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON LINE AT www.dewittcountyonline.net/tax.
CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS GO THRU A THIRD PARTY VENDOR AND THERE IS A CONVENIENCE FEE.
 

Dewitt County is issuing refunds checks. Click Refund to see list.
The refund is caused by a slight error in the 2011 Pecan Valley Water Dist. tax rate.
The original tax bill was calculated with the rate of .015% The correct rate is .01301%.
It will take a value of $100, 000 per account to generate a $3.00 refund check.

 

Tax Warrant Sale- Tuesday February 7, 2012 @ 11:00am
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Masons Philemathan Lodge #95 (picture) Map
Jearline Green (picture) Map
Lorine Douglas Etal (picture) Map
Alice M Washington & Theresa A Hawkins Etal (picture) Map 
Chas H Graham Est (picture) Map
Albert Arkadie Jr & Etal (picture) Map
Arnold Garza (picture) Map
Linda Torres (picture) Map
Dale Merkord (picture) Map
Ernestine Edwards (picture) Map
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Dewitt County Tax

2011 Tax Rates

Notice For Adopted 2011 Tax Rate

2011 Property Tax Rates in DeWitt County

Property Tax Payer Remedies

Tax Bills & Delinguent Taxes

Texas Property Tax Law Changes 2011

Dewitt Appraisal District

Delinquent Tax Attorney Web Site here

Change your Voter Registration online.
Address changes must be within the county your are currently register in. 

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs forms
and information about transferring title to a mobile home.

*New Fee Chart for Registration- In effect Sept.1, 2011*

FORMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE
Lost Title:
VTR-34 (You have to send in $2.00 & a copy of your drivers licenses to Austin W/form.)
Title Transfer:
130-U (Forms has to be signed by seller and buyer & be sent in with title.)
Gift Form:
14-317 (Giving vehicle to another only applies to immediate family)
Transfer Notification:
VTR-346 (Notifies our Regional Office you sold the vehicle)
Transferring OUT of STATE Titles: Trucks need to have a Weight Slip and Texas Inspection slip w/Title
                                          Cars need to have a Texas Inspection slip w/Title

*Remember any Truck weighing over 55,000 and Over must have Heavy Use Tax.
You need to contact
IRS.GOV to get forms and instructions.

Renew your Vehicle Registration or Change Address Online
Texas Department of Transportation - Vehicle Title & Registration
Texas Department of Transportation - Austin Regional Office

Substations that sell Dewitt County auto renewals are:
Yoakum: Yoakum Pawn and Jewerly 361-293-5626 (602 S Hwy 77a Yoakum, TX 77995)
Yorktown: Yorktown Garage and Body 361-564-2142 (233 E Main Yorktown, Tx 78164)

 

* Duties & Responsibilities of the TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR from the Texas Association of Counties.*

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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