HOW TO PAY YOUR REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES IN LACLEDE COUNTY

Laclede County's tax bills are mailed out November every year. The Collector's office begins printing, sorting, and stuffing the tax statements late in October after we have received the current year's tax books from the County Clerk's office. The assessment value and total tax amount in these tax books are verified by the Clerk's office and the Assessor's office.

The Laclede County Collector's office hours are 8am to 4pm Monday through Friday, except we are closed on all state and federal holidays.

We mail out two different tax statements, Personal and Real Estate. These statements are to be brought into the office, or if paying by mail accompanied with check,  to insure prompt service. The information, such as the parcel number, owner name, assessment value, address, etc., on these statements are not generated and maintained by the Collector's office. We only collect the amount of taxes due plus any applicable penalties or costs as mandated by state law. If you are paying after the due date of December 31st, please refer to the delinquency schedule printed on your tax statement for correct payment due.

Tax payments are accepted by mail (do not send cash). Please use the return envelope included with your statement. Upon processing your payment we will mail a paid receipt back to you. Checks may be made out for the total of personal and real estate taxes together.

Payments made in the office or mailed will be accepted in the following forms:

Traditional Payment Methods

· Cash (in office)
· Personal Check
· Money Orders
· Cashiers Checks
· Credit Cards can be used for paying your taxes online or by telephone. Convenience fees are assessed in addition to the tax amount due. We accept American Express, MasterCard, Visa, and Discover/Novus.

Alternate Payment Methods

· Pay Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Statements at the Missouri County Collectors Association web site. Once this page has loaded, please select or click on "Search to pay your property tax online" in the Online Services section to continue. Cards accepted: American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Discover/Novus.
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· Or Pay by Touch Tone Phone: 1-877-542-6091

· Cards accepted: American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Discover/Novus.

· The system will give you a verbal receipt number. There is a nominal fee for using this service.

If you have a vehicle that you license in January, please take your paid personal tax receipt with you to the license office. We will not update their files until late in January.

If you have purchased real estate prior to October, the tax statement could go to the previous owner. Please check with them prior to calling our office if you did not get the statement.