Property taxes in Marion County are due on Tuesday, September 30th.

Statements only get sent out in August each year and that statement has two payment stubs, one for September, and one for the payment that is due the following March. September and March installments are the same bill and the state splits it into two payments. Those who are late paying property taxes are assessed a 1.5% penalty per month. Marion County Treasurer Michaela Bigaouette says there are many ways property taxes can be paid, including in person at the courthouse, online, at the courthouse dropbox, mail, or by phone. Bigaouette says she wants people to avoid paying a penalty at all costs.

“We charge people enough money so we don’t like to charge people a penalty if we don’t have to. We want to save people money when and where we can so we like to get those payments in on time.”

Any additional information regarding property taxes in Marion County can be found here. Hear more from Bigaouette on Monday’s Let’s Talk Knoxville.