BOURBON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
PROPERTY TAX INFORMATION
Click here to view 2009 Property Tax Bills
** ALL 2009 UNPAID DELINQUENT TAXES WERE TURNED OVER TO THE BOURBON COUNTY CLERK ON 4/16/2010. **
General Tax Information
The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office only keeps current year taxes in our office.
All prior year taxes, paid and unpaid, are located in the office of the Bourbon County Clerk, Richard Stipp Eads.
ATTENTION ALL HOMEOWNERS
ALL tax bills are mailed to the Homeowner. If you have as Escrow Account with your Mortgage Company, you need to forward them a copy of your tax bill so it can be paid in a timely manor.
ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF PAYMENT
We accept CASH, CHECK with phone number on check, CASHEIRS CHECK, MONEY ORDER and *CREDIT CARD.
*There is a fee charge for using a Credit Card, to be paid by the card owner. We will accept Visa, MasterCard & Discover. This fee charge is NOT issued by the Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office does NOT receive any proceeds from these charges.
Our Normal Tax Collection Schedule
Tax bills are normally mailed the last business day of September (each year), IF all taxing jurisdictions have set their rates, and tax bills are printed by mid-September.
Tax bills are due October 1st.
A 2% discount offered October 1 – 31. The LAST day for discount is October 31st.
*We do NOT give out any tax information over the phone or via fax, during the month of October, as this is our busiest collection period.*
November 1st through January 4th = Base Amount.
January 5 - February 2 = Base amount plus 5% Penalty.
February 3 - April 15th = Base amount plus 21% Penalty.
INFORMATION FOR MORTGAGE COMPANIES
AND TAX SERVICES
Our office processed AUTOMATED PAYMENTS. If you pay more than 99 bills in our county, it is MANDITORY that you pay by automation.
This is a very efficient method with reasonable processing cost. This process can be explained in greater detail, if you are interested, please call and talk with our Office Manager.
Please note that ALL tax bills will be mailed to the property owner only.
In order for you to receive your tax information for your Escrow accounts, you will need to request that your homeowner forward a copy of their bill to you.
If you need a copy of a tax bill to submit payment, you may request this in writing to our office. There is a fee of $5.00 per tax bill copy. Payment is due with request along with a Return SASE.
As always, we will continue to have a Public Tax computer available for your use, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30PM.
REQUIREMENTS (In lieu of Original Tax Bill)
Tax Bill Number is MANDITORY
- Property Owner Name as of January 1, if different from your borrower
- Property location/address
- Correct Tax Amount Due in given payment period
- Checks made Payable to: Mark L. Matthews, Sheriff
- You may submit One Check for multiple bills, ONLY if you supply a list of bills you are paying, in Bill Number sequence. This list must contain all information listed above in items 1-4, or it will be returned.
If you have the original tax bill, please enclose a copy with your payment. If not, Memo Bills are accepted, only with the above requirements. Any payment received without the above information, will be returned.
Please remit your payment(s) to:
Mark L. Matthews
Bourbon County Sheriff
301 Main Street, STE 104
Paris, Kentucky 40361
OTHER VITAL INFORMATION FOR HOMEOWNERS, MORTGAGE COMPANIES & TAX SERVICES:
1. We do not accept duplicate payments. If you submit a payment on a tax bill that has already been PAID, your payment will be returned so noted.
2. Any payments received with the incorrect tax amount will also be returned, as we do not accept partial payments.
3. “Paid Receipts” will only be returned upon request with a self addressed stamped envelope (SASE).
4. A public computer is available in our office for tax bill inquiring only. Printing is not available from this computer.
5. Please include a Contact Name and Phone Number.
6. During the month of October, we do not give out tax information via telephone or fax, as this is our heaviest collection period.
7. Copies of tax bills may be obtained at a cost of $5.00 per bill. You MUST supply the Bill Number and or Parcel Number, along with a self addressed, stamped envelope (SASE).
We wish to thank you in advance for your support and cooperation.
We look forward to serving you!
Respectfully,
Mark L. Matthews, Sheriff