Tax Collection Frequently Asked Questions

The Total Amount Due is payable in two installments:

1. The 1st installment is due on November 1, and is delinquent at 5:00 p.m. December 10, after which a 10% penalty attaches.
2. The 2nd installment is due on February 1, of the following year and is delinquent at 5:00 p.m. April 10, after which a 10% penalty and $20 cost attach.
3. To pay both installments at the same time, remit the total amount due with both installment payment stubs by December 10.
4. If December 10 or April 10 falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, no penalty is charged if payment is made by 5:00 p.m. on the next business day.

Although you do not need a payment stub to pay your taxes, you can order a duplicate tax bill by calling 530-842-8340 or by visiting our office.

The 2009/2010 state budget suspended funding for the Gonsalves-Deukmejian-Petris Senior Citizens Property Tax Assistance Law, which provides direct cash assistance. The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) will not be issuing Homeowner and Renter Assistance (HRA) Program instruction booklets and will not accept HRA claims for the 2009 claim year. For the most current information on the HRA program, go to http://ftb.ca.gov and search for HRA

If you disagree with a change in the assessed value as shown on the tax bill, you have the right to an informal assessment review by contacting the Assessor’s Office at 530-842-8036 or toll free at 1-888-854-2000-8-8036. If you disagree with the result of the informal review, you have the right to file an application for reduction in assessment for the following year with the Siskiyou County Assessment Appeals Board during the period from July 2 to November 30 inclusive. The Assessment Appeals Board is located at the County Clerk's Office, 311 Fourth Street, Room 201, Yreka, California 96097.

Application for review and equalization of an assessment made outside of the regular assessment period must be filed with the Clerk of the Assessment Appeals Board no later than 60 days after the receipt of the "Notice of Escape Assessment" or the tax bill for the assessment. Receipt by the assessee of a tax bill based on an assessment made outside of the regular assessment period constitutes a notification of such assessment. (Section 1605 RTC)