Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Taxes topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Treasurer: Iowa Code requires 30-day tax-notice; state grace period makes payments due end of September
Summary
Treasurer Doug Bishop told the board July 28 he wants to create a shared timeline for offices and reminded members that, "by the Iowa Code we must give citizens 30 days’ notice..." noting taxes are technically due end of August but the state grace period extends the deadline to end of September.
Treasurer Doug Bishop told the Jasper County Board of Supervisors he plans to assemble a timeline for county offices to coordinate tax notices and payments. Bishop reminded the board that "by the Iowa Code we must give citizens 30 days’ notice to pay taxes and technically taxes are due by the end of August but the State gives a 30 day grace period making them due by the end of September." The comment was made during the county business portion of the July 28 meeting.
Bishop framed the timeline as an interoffice scheduling tool to ensure notices comply with state requirements and to give staff a shared calendar for collection deadlines. The minutes do not specify whether the county will change its notification schedule or identify staff assignments or exact dates for public notices; Bishop said only that he would like to put together a timeline going forward for all offices to work from.
