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Property Taxes
Missed paying 1st half property taxes?
Email our office at treasurerstaff@co.jefferson.wa.us or call us at 360-385-9150 to confirm the correct amount due. Payments by check can be mailed to our office. Cash payments may be made in our office.
To Pay Property Taxes with credit card or echeck
Call the phone number 1-877-812-8072 to make payments by credit card or echeck. A convenience fee applies - credit cards 2.5%, E-checks temporarily $0.50 (normally $2.00), Visa Debit $3.95.
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Treasurer's Office FAQs Includes information on paying property taxes.
PREPAYMENT: State law doesn’t allow the county treasurer to collect property taxes until the tax roll has been certified. Refer to RCW 84.52.080, RCW 84.56.010 and RCW 84.56.020. The tax roll is certified mid-January of each year. Amounts owed for each year are available online in late January of each year.
Deadlines
First Half property taxes are due April 30th. Second half are due October 31st of each year.
Statement Levy Information
Tax Statement Levy Explanation
Paying Property Taxes Under Protest
The Department of Revenue sets the guidelines under WAC 458-18-215. For more information, contact the DOR Property Tax Division at 360-570-5900 or you may view the Paying Your Property Taxes Under Protest (PDF) document from the Washington State Department of Revenue.
Jefferson County Sales & Use Tax Rates
Sales and Use Tax Basic rate as of April 1, 2021 is 9.1% on goods and services; hotel/motel users pay an additional 2%.
Real Estate Excise Tax Information & Search
View the Online Excise Tax Affidavit Search page for excise tax affidavits processed in Jefferson County, WA. For more recent affidavits, go to the Property Tax Search website and either search by parcel number or sale date range. Real Estate Excise Tax Documents
Excise Tax Documents to download and complete are available on the Washington State Department of Revenue website.Treasurer Responsibilities
Banking, Investments, Revenue Deposits and Distribution for Jefferson County, Districts and Quasi-Governmental Agencies. Does not include expenses nor approval of other department budgets. Some of our duties include:
- Revenue and Distribution
- Investments
- Debt
- Surplus Property – personal and real
- County Credit Card Issuance
- Property Tax, LID Billing, and Collection.
- Foreclosure
- Real Estate Excise Tax and processing
- Mobile Home movement permits