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Smyth County to review shifting real-estate and personal-property tax due dates; ordinance committee to study
Summary
Staff proposed moving real-estate taxes to two installments (June 5 and Dec. 5) and personal-property taxes to Oct. 5; the Board referred the proposal to the Ordinance committee and set a public hearing path for review.
County staff and the Commissioner of Revenue recommended the Board consider amending Smyth County’s tax billing schedule to improve cash flow and administrative timing.
County Administrator Shawn Utt said staff favors 50% of real-estate taxes due June 5 and the remaining 50% due December 5, with personal-property tax due on October 5 beginning in 2027. Commissioner of Revenue Bradley Powers raised the possibility of moving personal property to October 5; staff noted current mailing costs of roughly $13,000 annually and estimated those costs could double if billing frequency changes. The Board voted to forward the proposal to the Ordinance committee for further review and recommendation.
Supervisor Charlie Atkins asked that the Ordinance committee consider mailing-cost impacts and other administrative questions before returning a recommendation to the full Board.
