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Semi‑annual delinquent tax report: attorney says county collects most levies before referral to firm
Summary
A collections attorney told the board Montgomery County handles roughly the vast majority of tax collections before accounts are referred and gave a breakdown of delinquent account categories, tax years and upcoming tax sale timing.
A tax collections attorney presented Magnolia ISD’s semi‑annual delinquent tax report and told trustees that Montgomery County’s tax office collects the large majority of taxes before accounts are forwarded for outside collection.
The presenter said county collections capture most delinquencies before referral and that the firm receives a smaller portion of the overall roll for active collection work. The attorney walked the board through account categories on the delinquent roll: action pending (accounts the firm is actively contacting), deferred accounts (taxpayers 65 or older or disabled who deferred payment on their homestead), litigation (accounts in suit or ready for judgment) and bad‑address accounts (accounts the county mailed to an out‑of‑date address). The presenter said deferred accounts typically resolve if the property is sold or removed from homestead status.
The firm’s dashboard showed the largest dollar concentration in accounts between $1,000 and $2,500, and that accounts $10,000 and up are frequently in litigation. The presenter said collections for tax years turned over previously show a high recovery rate (for example, collections of more than 92% for the 2019 roll portion handled earlier). The board was told a county tax sale had been held in November and another sale was planned for early April; the presenter noted properties for resale are posted on the firm’s website and interested parties can receive email notices.
Trustees asked a few clarifying questions about the personal property roll and monthly county dockets; the presenter said the 280th District Court runs an efficient monthly tax docket that handles tax cases.
