Sacramento County property tax splits assessment from collection

Use the Assessor for the value behind the bill, including parcel data, tax breaks, address changes, and a new value after a sale or new work. Use Finance Tax Collection for the bill, payment status, copies, due dates, late fees, and old unpaid tax.

The county mails the regular secured bill once a year by November 1. To avoid a late fee, pay it all by December 10, or pay the first half by December 10 and the second by April 10. The county does not send a second-half reminder. A weekend or holiday can move the cutoff to the next workday.

An extra bill after a sale or new work is called a supplemental bill, and you may get one or two. Its due date depends on its mail date, and it never replaces the yearly bill. The county sends it to the owner rather than the lender. A loan impound account may not cover it, so ask the lender.

Keep the 14-digit parcel number, street address, tax year, and notice date nearby. If the value looks wrong, call the Assessor. If the amount due, payment, or late fee looks wrong, call Tax Collection. Use the date printed on each extra bill.