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Durham County will reappraise all real property as required by NCGS 105-286 effective January 1, 2025.  Written notice of the 2025 Appraised Value will be mailed to all property owners around the (end of February or first of March).  The tax office will issue a press release alerting property owners of the exact mailing date. 

 The appraised value will be our opinion of the full market value of your property as of January 1, 2025, and will be based on our review of recent market information for the entire county. 

 If you have questions, or disagree with the appraised value of your property, we ask you follow the instructions outlined on the Notice of Value Change.

 Out staff is committed to assist property owners to:

  • Ensure fairness
  • Maintain equity
  • Respectfully conduct appeals
  • Remain transparent throughout the process

 

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The Tax Department is responsible for:

• Listing real and personal property
• Assessing real and personal property
• Maintenance of property maps
• Property ownership changes
• Collection of current and delinquent taxes
• Room occupancy taxes
• Fees associated with solid waste
• Fees associated with county owned parking facilities
• Issuing Beer and Wine License

Important Dates

    First Day of Listing Period

    • Date: 01/01/2015  

    Article 14.

    Time for Listing and Appraising Property for Taxation.

    § 105-285.  Date as of which property is to be listed and appraised.

    (a)       Annual Listing Required. – All property subject to ad valorem taxation shall be listed annually.

    (b)       Personal Property; General Rule. – Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the value, ownership, and place of taxation of personal property, both tangible and intangible, shall be determined annually as of January 1.

    (c)       Repealed by Session Laws 1987, c. 813, s. 12.

    (d)       Real Property. – The value of real property shall be determined as of January 1 of the years prescribed by G.S. 105-286 and G.S. 105-287.  The ownership of real property shall be determined annually as of January 1, except in the following situation: When any real property is acquired after January 1, but prior to July 1, and the property was not subject to taxation on January 1 on account of its exempt status, it shall be listed for taxation by the transferee as of the date of acquisition and shall be appraised in accordance with its true value as of January 1 preceding the date of acquisition; and the property shall be taxed for the fiscal year of the taxing unit beginning on July 1 of the year in which it is acquired.  The person in whose name such property is listed shall have the right to appeal the listing, appraisal, and assessment of the property in the same manner as that provided for listings made as of January 1.

    In the event real property exempt as of January 1 is, prior to July 1, acquired from a governmental unit that by contract is making payments in lieu of taxes to the taxing unit for the fiscal period beginning July 1 of the year in which the property is acquired, the tax on such property for the fiscal period beginning on July 1 immediately following acquisition shall be one half of the amount of the tax that would have been imposed if the property had been listed for taxation as of January 1. (1939, c. 310, s. 302; 1945, c. 973; 1971, c. 806, s. 1; 1973, c. 735; 1985, c. 656, s. 21; 1987, c. 813, s. 12; 1993, c. 485, s. 17.)

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