Click here to download Excel Spreadsheet listing the results of the 2008 Madison County Tax Sale
Click here for Madison County Tax Collector Tax Sale Parcel Information in csv format
Sale to help Madison get back $3.5M in back taxes
By Elizabeth Crisp • elizabeth.crisp@clarionledger.com • July 17, 2008
Madison County tax sale data is now online.
The county will hold its annual tax sale next month in an attempt to recoup more than $3.5 million in back taxes.
Property owners who do not pay taxes by the last Monday in August face having their properties auctioned at the tax sale.
Typically, property taxes are paid without interest from November to February.
Beginning Feb. 1, an accruing penalty of 1 percent per month is applied to all unpaid taxes.
Property owners are notified by mail three times, and the tax sale information is published in The Madison County Herald twice.
At the tax sale, people bid on the taxes owed.
The property owners have two years to pay back the auctioned amounts on their properties before deeds can be issued to the buyers.
Property owners who pay their taxes during the two-year period face an 18 percent interest rate, or 1.5 percent per month.
Purchases may be paid by cash, credit card or personal check payable to Kay Pace, Tax Collector, Madison County, Miss.
Buyers must fill out an application at the tax collector’s office before the sale.
A spreadsheet of unpaid taxes is available on the Madison County tax collector’s Web site at www.madison-co.com/elected_offices/tax_collector.
The information is updated every 24 hours as more owners pay their taxes.
The sale will be held at 8 a.m. Aug. 25 at the Justice Court building on U.S. 51.
To comment on this story, call Elizabeth Crisp at (601) 961-7303.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Property Tax Estimator
Many residents have been asking what will be the impact of annexation on their property taxes. An estimate can be obtained by using The Real Property Tax Estimate
which is located on the Madison County Tax Assessors web site.
If you don't know the value of your property you can use the Land Roll Express Search
to find the value of your land and improvements.
Using the The Real Property Tax Estimate calculate the amount of tax selecting the appropriate filing status and selecting "None" as the City. Click calculate... this should be close to what the taxes are now. Then change the City to Madison and re-calculate. Remember to select the correct School District: Canton or Madison. This will give a close approximation of your taxes after annexation.
You can also use the The Real Property Tax Estimate to see the huge impact of Homestead Exemption. Not only does it decease your actual tax by $300 or more, but it reduces the assessed value from 15% of appraised value to 10%.
The City of Madison millage is 43.8% higher than the City of Ridgeland. Click here to see current Millage Rates .
Click here to see a 2009 Tax Millage Rate comparison of Madison County, Madison the City, and Ridgeland.
Hopefully, any increase in taxes should be offset with reductions in the cost of your property insurance due to lower fire rating code.
which is located on the Madison County Tax Assessors web site.
If you don't know the value of your property you can use the Land Roll Express Search
to find the value of your land and improvements.
Using the The Real Property Tax Estimate calculate the amount of tax selecting the appropriate filing status and selecting "None" as the City. Click calculate... this should be close to what the taxes are now. Then change the City to Madison and re-calculate. Remember to select the correct School District: Canton or Madison. This will give a close approximation of your taxes after annexation.
You can also use the The Real Property Tax Estimate to see the huge impact of Homestead Exemption. Not only does it decease your actual tax by $300 or more, but it reduces the assessed value from 15% of appraised value to 10%.
The City of Madison millage is 43.8% higher than the City of Ridgeland. Click here to see current Millage Rates .
Click here to see a 2009 Tax Millage Rate comparison of Madison County, Madison the City, and Ridgeland.
Hopefully, any increase in taxes should be offset with reductions in the cost of your property insurance due to lower fire rating code.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Smith is Selected to Attend The State Executive Development Institute
About The State Executive Development Institute
D.I. Smith attended the State Executive Development Institute (SEDI) conducted by the John C. Stennis Institute of Governement, Mississippi State University, May 4-9, 2008.
The State Executive Development Institute (SEDI) is an annual educational workshop offered by the John C. Stennis Institute of Government. The SEDI is designed to prepare mid- to upper-level state and local government executives to be more effective leaders. A broad range of topics are presented by government officials, researchers, and instructors in order to provide participants a well-rounded and applicable curriculum. The SEDI curriculum includes management theory, organizational development concepts and techniques, administrative and applied management techniques, and a variety of other related and timely topics.
Held on the campus of Mississippi State University, SEDI brings many of the unique resources found on the university campus to the program. Mississippi State Personnel Board Certified Public Manager Program and participants may also receive three graduate-level hours in Public Policy Administration at Mississippi State University upon completion of the program.
A maximum of 30 participants are chosen to attend SEDI each year, based on applicants’ professional experience and responsibilities. Priority is given to Mississippi’s senior state and local officials.
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