Property Tax Payments Due Today

Orange County property owners have until today to pay their second property tax installment without paying a penalty.

To avoid a penalty, property owners should have their payments postmarked no later than today, said John M.W. Moorlach, county treasurer-tax collector.

“We now have a working relationship with the U.S. postmaster of Orange County that provides taxpayers with the ability to mail their payments up to 11 p.m. on April 10 at the main branch” on Sunflower Avenue and Susan Street in Santa Ana, Moorlach said.

Property taxes are paid in two annual installments, the first due in December and the second April 10.

Not all property taxes stay in the county’s treasury. The county’s cut is 7%, with California’s school districts receiving 65% of the money, 11% going to cities, 11% to special districts and the remaining 6% to redevelopment agencies.

Property owners may also pay in person from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at the Hall of Finance and Records, 12 Civic Center Plaza, Room G-58, Santa Ana.

Property owners can also pay online using a credit card by logging on to the treasurer’s Web site: https://www.oc.ca.gov/treas.

But officials encouraged taxpayers who want to use that method to make their payments early because of the possibility of rolling blackouts, which could delay electronic payments.

For information on payments, contact the tax collector’s division at (714) 834-3411. General tax bill information is also available on the Internet at the office’s e-mail address: https://www.ttcinfo@treastax.co.orange.ca.us.