NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release Date: 12/30/2013
Contact: Dawn D. Dudley Phone: (919) 560-0008/Fax: (919) 560-0020
E-mail: ddudley@dconc.gov


Tax Deadlines Approaching for Durham Residents
Tax Administration Encourages Citizens to Prepare for Payments and Property Listings

Durham, NC – Once the celebration of the New Year calms, residents will be faced with the annual tax deadlines. As the upcoming tax deadline approaches, the Durham County Tax Administration Department encourages citizens to prepare for tax payments for real and tangible personal property taxes for tax year 2013. The deadline is Monday, January 6, 2014.

To avoid interest, fees, liens and collection enforcement actions payments should be made by upcoming deadline. Payment options include payment by telephone, online with a check or credit card, or payment by mail to PO Box 3397, Durham NC, 27702. Citizens that pay in person are reminded to have a copy of the bill and be prepared to pay with cash or check. Citizens should note that counter checks are not accepted and a processing fee applies when using credit or debit cards. The Tax Administration Office is located on the first floor of 200 East Main Street in downtown Durham.

E-services are available via web at www.dconc.gov; click on the e-services tab. E-services include the ability to pay using electronic check or credit card. A processing fee applies when using credit or debit cards.

In addition to reminders about the tax deadline come forth from the Tax Administration Department, residents are reminder that the 2014 Listing Forms have been mailed to business owners and citizens who listed personal property the previous year. Listing forms can also be accessed from the Durham County website at www.dconc.gov by clicking on the DCO forms tab at the bottom of the page.
• Listing period begins on January 1, 2014 and ends January 31, 2014.
• Individuals who do not own or operate a business will be required to list their individual personal property such as boats, motors, jet skis, manufactured homes by January 31, 2014.
• Individuals who have added additions to their real property are required to list such additions on a listing form annually.
• Individuals who operate a business will be required to list their business personal property by January 31, 2014; however extensions can be granted if requested by January 31, 2014. To request a business personal property extension or list business personal property citizens can utilize the online business listing system located at www.dconc.gov. To access the system, click on Business and follow the Online Business Listing System link.

• Recent changes in the law (N.C.G.S. 105-275(40)) provides that the development cost of software or any modification cost to software, whether done internally by the taxpayer or externally by a third party to meet the customer’s specified needs is excluded and should not be reported

Requests for Property Tax Exemptions are required to be filed during the regular listing period which is January 1, 2014 through January 31, 2014, however, Elderly Homestead and Circuit Breaker applications can be filed until June 1, 2014. To find out more about exemptions and qualifications for exemptions please visit www.dconc.gov; from the Departments tab click Tax Department and follow the link for Property Tax Forms and Publications.

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