The second half of the 2020 Taxes are due March 1 through March 31 without penalty. Penalties will start on April 1, 2022.

I would also like to update all homeowners in Webster County on the current options the State of Iowa offers to reduce property taxes if you qualify. The Treasurer association and the Department of Revenue have come together to add to the already in place Iowa Property Tax Credit Claim also known as Disabled/Elderly Credit Claim (DSC).

To qualify

You must be 65 or older or 18 or older and totally disabled by December 31 of the year you are filing a claim.

Total household income cannot exceed $24,354.00, when filing your form you would need to

include proof of income. If you fall under the totally disabled we would also need a form stating you are disabled, dated when diagnosed and your proof of income.

This is new to the form, if you are 70 years of age and have a household income of less than 250 percent of the Federal poverty level, there is a Federal poverty level table to follow to check allowable reduced amount if you qualify.

Mobile home owner application for reduced tax rate

To qualify: You must be 65 or older or 18 or older and totally disabled by December 31 of the year you are filing a claim.

Total household income cannot exceed $24,354.00, when filing your form you would

need to include proof of income. If you fall under the totally disabled we would also need a form stating you are disabled dated when diagnosed and your proof of income.

For those behind on your Mobile Home taxes, I would like to make you aware of a NEW STOP that will be placed on the renewal of your vehicles. Because a Mobile Home is titled, it allows all Treasurers to place a stop on the renewal of registration until the property taxes are brought current. This process is starting in several Iowa counties.

The Treasurer’s Office also will allow payments on your taxes, unless your property has a tax sale on it.

We will not set up a payment plan for you, you may send a check or stop in the office to

make payments, and you may also do this online and the payment will automatically be taken out of your account. Again, we do not set up the payments through the Treasurer office, this is your responsibility. Setting up a payment plan does not keep your property from going to tax sale. Anything still owed at the time of the tax sale will go to tax sale.

One other form you can pick up in the Treasurer’s Office is the “Rent Reimbursement” form. The office does not have any part in this process. This form is the responsibility of the renter. All questions regarding this form should be addressed to the Iowa Department of Revenue. This information is listed on the form.

If you have any questions on any of the information listed please feel free to call the Treasurer’s Office at 515-573-2731. The website to set up payments or pay taxes can be found on the Webster County Treasurer’s page and also at Iowatreasurers.org

Brenda Angstrom is the Webster County treasurer.