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The
Catawba County Tax Administrator's office
is on the first floor of the Government Center
building, which is located at the corner
of Hwy 321 and Radio Station Road in Newton.
The Catawba County Tax Administrator's office bills and collects Ad Valorem taxes for the County and for the eight municipalities. Our function is mandated by the North Carolina Machinery Act, which contains laws passed by the General Assembly concerning Ad Valorem taxes. Personal Property (unregistered vehicles, boats, mobile homes, untagged utility trailers, and business equipment, furniture, fixtures, etc) is listed annually during the month of January. Catawba County is on an automatic listing system for real estate. Each year the owner of record as of January 1st receives the tax bill for their land and building/s for that year. These bills are prepared and mailed normally in July or early August.
The Tax Office has the responsibility of assuring all values are assessed equitably for all property. The Tax Collector has the responsibility to see that taxes are paid for each property, using methods of attachment, garnishment, or in rem collection, if necessary. |
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Motor vehicles are billed to the registered owner three months following
the renewal month and are due in the fourth month. These renewals are
valued, coded, billed, and mailed monthly based upon the list of registered
owners sent from the Department of Motor Vehicles.