Howard County Collector Jinger Felten has mailed out 2021 Howard County Real Estate and Personal Property tax statements along with any delinquent tax due. Anyone who has bought, sold, or owns real estate or personal property that was or was not included on the tax statements should immediately notify the collector’s office at (660) 248-2195 or the assessor’s office at (660) 248-3400.

Failure to receive a tax statement does not relieve the taxpayer of the obligation to pay.  Any delinquent tax must be paid prior to the current tax year.  Taxes must be postmarked by December 31, 2021, or they will be returned for penalty and interest. Tax statements must be returned along with the correct amount due for proper identification when paying in the office or by mail.

The collector will again offer the Preauthorized Debit for prepay payments for 2022 based on the amount of real estate and/or personal property paid in 2021. This interested should stop by the collector’s office to register for 2022.

Payments can be made online at  http://howardcounty.centralbank.net.

Felten reports that she has been charged with collecting $10,125,831.12 for the current 2021 tax year. Real estate taxes total $5,861,015.79, personal property taxes are $2,634,011.45, railroad and utility state and locally assessed taxes come to $1,437,318.42, and Howard County special levee and drainage district taxes total $193,485.46.

The courthouse will be closed on November 11 for Veteran’s Day, and November 25 and 26 for Thanksgiving.  During Christmas, the collector’s office will be closed on December 24 and 25, as well as January 3, 2022 in observation of New Year’s Day. The office, located in the Howard County courthouse, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and is open during the noon hour.