Property Tax Administration
Each taxing district within the county must certify a tax levy and special assessments to the County Auditor/Treasurer. The Auditor/Treasurer tabulates all of these levies and special assessments and then calculates the amount of real estate, personal property, and mobile home tax to be paid by each property owner in the county, based on the valuations certified to the Auditor/Treasurer by the County Assessor. All real estate transactions for property located in the county are processed through the Auditor/Treasurer’s Office to make changes to the ownership of property.
The Auditor/Treasurer’s Office reviews the ownership records in the tax system daily or as needed. Clearwater County has approximately 7,500 tax parcels. After the beginning of a new year the Auditor/Treasurer publishes a list of delinquent taxes in the official paper of the county.
Tax Due Dates:
First Half Real Estate and Agriculture: May 16
First Half Mobile Home: August 31
Second Half Real Estate: October 15
Second Half Mobile Home and Agricultural: November 15