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Board approves new tax due dates for tax year 2027: real estate split, personal property moved to October
Summary
Supervisors voted 6–1 to split real estate tax payments to June 5 and December 5 and to set personal-property taxes due October 5 for tax year 2027; the change alters timing only, not tax amounts.
The Smyth County Board of Supervisors on July 23 voted 6–1 to change the county tax billing schedule for tax year 2027.
Under the adopted schedule, real estate taxes will be split with payments due June 5 and December 5; personal property taxes will be due October 5. Board members clarified that the change alters payment timing only and does not change the tax amounts taxpayers owe.
During the roll call, Atkins voted No; Sturgill, Billings, Dr. Ratliff, Wagner, Perez and Cole voted Yes and the motion passed 6–1. County staff confirmed the change will be effective for the 2027 tax year and follows a public hearing held July 9 where the proposal was advertised and discussed.
County officials said the change is intended to help county cash flow and spread taxpayer payments across the year; details about outreach and billing implementation were discussed but not fully detailed in the record.
