Common taxes include income, sales and value-based taxes. A property tax is assessed according to the value of property taxpayer owns. Assessing taxes on property value presumably reflects its owner's wealth and, therefore, shows an ability to pay. Therefore, knowing property values should allow governments to make impartial, fair tax assessments to individual property owners. Current Statements Currents statements are mailed no later than November 15 th of the current tax year.
Taxes are due upon receipt.
To defray the cost of collections an additional 15 percent of the amount of taxes penalty and interest is added to a tax that remains delinquent as of July 1 st . Delinquent statements are mailed directly from the tax office in February and May. Statements are also mailed from our Delinquent Tax Attorney's Office on a monthly basis. The tax office does not have authorization to waive penalty and interest, change property values, grant exemptions, correct addresses, or change ownership. Applications for all exemptions must be filed at the Hidalgo County Appraisal Office Tax Deferrals Tax deferrals only postpone paying your taxes.