The first installment payment of your 2018-2019 Sacramento County property taxes is just around the corner and is due no later than Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. Late payments will incur a 10 percent penalty for each tax bill, and partial payments are not accepted.
Payment must be received in the Tax Collector’s Office by 5 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2018; or postmarked with a legal postmark or paid through our website by midnight on Dec. 10, 2018. The Tax Collector also reminds property owners to include the appropriate installment payment stub from the tax bill or
website, or write the parcel number of the property on the check being submitted to make sure that you receive proper credit for the payment.
Payment may be mailed to P.O. Box 508, Sacramento, CA 95812-0508. Be sure to mail your payment early enough to ensure a timely postmark and avoid penalties.
Making Payments
Property taxes may be paid by online e-check or credit card through
Sacramento County's Online Property Tax Bill Information System or over the telephone at 1-844-430-2823, using the 14 digit parcel number. Credit card payments are processed by a contractor, and a 2.29% convenience fee will be applied if you elect to pay the annual property tax bill using this method. This convenience fee is not revenue to the County. There is no fee to make a payment via e-check.
To avoid penalties, transactions made either on the internet or over the telephone must be completed before midnight on the payment pay by date. Please plan ahead and do not wait until the last minute to make your payment. If you are unable to get through on the internet or telephone, causing you to miss the payment deadline, penalties will NOT be waived.
Please verify your data entry very carefully when making online payments. If your payment is rejected by your financial institution FOR ANY REASON, you will be charged a $53.00 return payment fee as well as penalties if your payment is rejected after the due date.
Payments made at the Tax Collector’s Office, located at 700 H Street, Room 1710, Sacramento, CA 95814 may be made by cash, check, money order, credit card or pin debit card. The County does not accept in-person e-check payments at this time. The convenience fee to pay by credit card is 2.29% and the fee to pay by pin debit is $1.95. If you elect to pay in the office and have your payment stubs (coupons), you may go directly to the cashier located at 700 H Street, Room 1703, Sacramento, CA 95814.
If you use your bank’s Online Bill Pay service, a paper check will be printed and mailed to the Tax Collector. Because the check is sent without a payment stub, please enter the parcel number, current year’s bill number and installment being paid in the online account number field for payment identification.
How to Obtain Information About Your Tax Bill
If you have not received a tax bill, you can obtain your tax bill information and payment stubs on the
Tax Collector’s website, over the automated telephone system or by contacting the Tax Collector’s Office at (916) 874-6622.
Sacramento County offers an online email subscription service for property tax information. To receive e-mail notifications when the annual secured property tax bills are available each year and reminders before the first and second installment’s delinquent dates, visit the
Sacramento County Homepage and enter your email address or mobile number under the “Connect with us” header, located at the bottom of the page. This service is provided at no cost to subscribers.
For additional information about property taxes, the
Sacramento County Tax Collector’s website provides answers to most common questions from taxpayers regarding property taxes and links to tax bill information and online payments.
Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve the property owner of their liability to pay taxes in a timely manner or give the Tax Collector reason to cancel penalties imposed for late payment.
