Can anyone tell me how a (Personal Property) Tax Warrant works?
I am asking because I have a letter from my Sheriff and the tax people saying they will issue one if I dont pay taxes for the year 2010, the thing is, they were paid. I have looked up the law and read as much as I can, but I am not well versed in legalese writings. I do understand that I will be forced to pay for the warrant and the cost of the auction, so the bill would go even higher.
Long story in short form, we pay our taxes with our Fed Tax return, they get paid when delinquent, ( tax return in March, bill is delinquent Jan 1st) just a fact of being poor. But the 2010 taxes HAVE BEEN PAID. The thing is I must prove it with a receipt, I cant find it, they get paid in cash, that is a long time for that slip of paper to be who knows where.
What I am looking for is how does this work. I understand they will come take items from my house to be sold at auction to pay the taxes, but do the items get sold for anything close to the value? Or does the local pawn shop buy all my stuff for $20 and then will the sheriff come back to get more? What if the items sell for more than the bill? Do they give that to me?
How is it going to work if they take what stuff I have, and then , we do find that stupid receipt from at least 7 years ago? Does that allow me to file theft charges or will they get to claim because of a warrant they are safe from criminal wrong doings? How would I get my stuff back? Because I would sure want my items back, not a "we are sorry, here is some cash".
These are all serious questions. In 2010 I paid just over $200 for the tax bill, now with penalties it is $412, even if I had the money to pay again, I WOULD NOT, IT HAS BEEN PAID.
I have sent letters to both he tax office and the sheriff, not sure anyone other than some clerk has seen them, the replies I had sent to me did not have a signature on them, so I have no idea who or how high up the person is that sent a reply.
One of the items I sent is a printed screen shot of the tax office web page showing no person with my last name owes any "unpaid taxes". This confuses me, but does not seem to matter to anyone else.
I am trying to decide how to respond and any help and information would be great.
I an in Osage County, and I live in "manufactured housing" so I get the personal property tax. I have paid it for 25 years and other than this bill, that I am disputing, everything is up to date.
I appreciate any ideas, suggestions or leads as to my next step. Oh and saying pay them again, will be a waste of time, I will repeat myself, the bill was paid.
I am asking because I have a letter from my Sheriff and the tax people saying they will issue one if I dont pay taxes for the year 2010, the thing is, they were paid. I have looked up the law and read as much as I can, but I am not well versed in legalese writings. I do understand that I will be forced to pay for the warrant and the cost of the auction, so the bill would go even higher.
Long story in short form, we pay our taxes with our Fed Tax return, they get paid when delinquent, ( tax return in March, bill is delinquent Jan 1st) just a fact of being poor. But the 2010 taxes HAVE BEEN PAID. The thing is I must prove it with a receipt, I cant find it, they get paid in cash, that is a long time for that slip of paper to be who knows where.
What I am looking for is how does this work. I understand they will come take items from my house to be sold at auction to pay the taxes, but do the items get sold for anything close to the value? Or does the local pawn shop buy all my stuff for $20 and then will the sheriff come back to get more? What if the items sell for more than the bill? Do they give that to me?
How is it going to work if they take what stuff I have, and then , we do find that stupid receipt from at least 7 years ago? Does that allow me to file theft charges or will they get to claim because of a warrant they are safe from criminal wrong doings? How would I get my stuff back? Because I would sure want my items back, not a "we are sorry, here is some cash".
These are all serious questions. In 2010 I paid just over $200 for the tax bill, now with penalties it is $412, even if I had the money to pay again, I WOULD NOT, IT HAS BEEN PAID.
I have sent letters to both he tax office and the sheriff, not sure anyone other than some clerk has seen them, the replies I had sent to me did not have a signature on them, so I have no idea who or how high up the person is that sent a reply.
One of the items I sent is a printed screen shot of the tax office web page showing no person with my last name owes any "unpaid taxes". This confuses me, but does not seem to matter to anyone else.
I am trying to decide how to respond and any help and information would be great.
I an in Osage County, and I live in "manufactured housing" so I get the personal property tax. I have paid it for 25 years and other than this bill, that I am disputing, everything is up to date.
I appreciate any ideas, suggestions or leads as to my next step. Oh and saying pay them again, will be a waste of time, I will repeat myself, the bill was paid.
