Ventura County Treasurer-Tax Collector Steven Hintz announced that the mailing of the Secured Property Tax Bills for the 2013/14 tax year will begin the second week of October. Property owners who have not received the Fiscal Year 2013/14 Secured Property Tax Bill by the end of October should either telephone the office at (805) 654-3744, or send an Email request for a duplicate bill to HelpingHand@ventura.org. A “virtual bill” for each Ventura County taxable parcel is available online through the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s website: venturapropertytax.org

Hintz further reported that the 2013/14 tax bill information is loaded into his office’s systems and taxpayers can begin to inquire about their 2013/14 bills, as well as make their payments. Payments can be made by U.S. Mail, by visiting the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office, or via the Internet from the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s website: venturapropertytax.org. A total of 244,526 Secured Property Tax Bills will be issued for 2013/14, representing a total secured tax roll of more than $1.236 Billion.

The FIRST INSTALLMENT of the 2013/14 secured property tax is due November 1, 2013, and can be paid without penalty as late as December 10, 2013. Mailing a check with the payment stub remains an efficient way to pay your taxes. Payments postmarked on or before December 10, 2013 will be considered on time. The timeliness of mailed payments is measured by the U.S. Postal Service cancellation mark. The closure of the Oxnard Postal Annex may impact the timely postmark of your payment. Please take this into consideration when mailing your payment. If you must wait until December 10, 2013, it is recommended that you take your payment into the Post Office and have it postmarked in your presence. A payment drop box, located outside of the east entrance of the County Government Center – Hall of Administration, 800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009, will be open until midnight on December 10, 2013. State law requires that a 10% penalty be collected for all late payments.

To continue providing excellent customer service, the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office is now open from Monday through Friday, 7:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.