White County Treasurer

Cathy L. Gross

PO Box 388
Monticello, IN 47960

(574) 583-5771
(574) 583-1516 Bookkeeper

Office Hours:  Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 4:00pm

The White County Treasurer is a constitutional office, therefore is limited to two-four year terms.  My term began January 1, 2001.

"The County Treasurers of the State of Indiana are charged with the responsibility of being the custodians of all money belonging to their respective counties . . . "  From the Guidelines Manual for County Treasurers of Indiana (Prepared by the State Board of Accounts).

As such my duties include:

• Collection of Taxes; real property, personal property, mobile home, utilities, and others
• Collection of Innkeepers Tax
• Collection of Gross Income Tax
• Collection of Inheritance Tax
• Investing county funds, as prescribed by the State Board of Accounts
• By virtue of the office, we are on the County Board of Finance and the Innkeepers Tax Board

Frequently Asked Questions

• When are taxes due?
• IN GENERAL EVERY MAY 10TH AND NOVEMBER 10TH.
  
• How may we pay?
• WE ACCEPT PERSONAL CHECKS, CASH, CASHIERS CHECKS, AND MONEY ORDERS, YOU MAY ALSO PAY BY CREDIT CARD, BY CALLING 1-800-2PAY-TAX, USING JURISDICTION CODE #2420.  IF PAYING BY MAIL, BE SURE YOUR PAYMENT IS POSTMARKED BY THE DUE DATE.  LOCAL BANKS WILL ACCEPT PAYMENTS, YOU MUST HAVE YOUR TAX STATEMENT, AND THEY CAN NOT FIGURE PENALTIES AND OTHER DELINQUENCIES.
  
• When should I expect my tax bill?
• TAX BILLS ARE USUALLY PRINTED IN EARLY MARCH, AND MAILED BY EARLY APRIL, IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR TAX BILL BY LATE APRIL, YOU NEED TO CONTACT OUR OFFICE.
  
• Do you have any additional office hours through collection?
• YES, WE ARE OPEN 3 SATURDAY MORNINGS PRIOR TO THE DUE DATE IN THE SPRING, AND 2 SATURDAY MORNINGS PRIOR TO THE DUE DATE IN THE FALL FROM 8:00AM TO 12:00 NOON.  THE DATES MAY VARY YEAR TO YEAR.
  
• How much is the penalty if I pay late?
• 10%, THIS IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AND CANNOT BE CHANGED.
  
• When is your tax sale?
• OUR TAX SALE IS IN THE FALL EVERY YEAR, AND IS CONDUCTED BY  SRI.  TAX SALE LIST MAY BE PURCHASED THROUGH THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

General Information

• In Indiana, real estate and personal property taxes are assessed one year, payable the next.  So if you purchase property after March 1st of the pervious year, the bill will not come in your name for 2 years.  (If bought March 2, 2001, the bill will not be in your name until 2003).  Therefore if you are responsible for the tax bill you need to contact the treasurer's office, we can send the tax bill to you, by putting it "in care of" C/O.
• Name changes, and exemptions are handled in the County Auditor's office.
• When paying by mail, include a self-addressed stamped envelope and we will return your receipts to you.
• We must have a tax statement to enter your payment, if you do not have a tax bill, we must print one, it is called a "C" copy, and there is a $1.00 charge per "C" copy.
• Copies of tax receipts are $.10 each.
• Insufficient fund fees are $25.00

Helpful Hints:

• If you need information from us, it will help if you know your parcel number, or the exact way the property is recorded.

Mobile Homes:

• When requesting a Title Transfer or Moving Permit, we must have the name and address of the new owners, as well as the mobile home name, dimensions, year and serial number.
• If moving the mobile home we also need the exact location it will be moved to.

Alcoholic Beverage Permits:

• Taxes must be paid prior to the treasurer signing the form for renewals.  For transfers, taxes must be paid for the year, as well as estimated for the following year and paid.

Search Fees:

• There is a $.50 fee per parcel number if the parcel number and legal description are given, without a legal description the fee is $1.00 per parcel, without one or the other, we cannot confirm any information received is correct.

Extended Office Hours Fall 2001:

• Saturday, October 27, 8:00am  - 12:00pm
• Saturday, November 3rd, 8:00am - 12:00pm

Coming Soon . . .

• A locked drop box, if you are unable to pay by mail and we are not open, payments may be placed in our drop box.  Projected availability May 2002.

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