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Online Credit Card & E-Check Payments Online Payment Disclaimers & Instructions Pay Taxes Online! Obtain Copies of Bills & Receipts January 2012 Annual Propery Tax Listing Notice & Forms Listing Business Personal Property Listing Farm Agri-Business Property Listing Personal Property (Includes Pets) Additional Deferment, Exemption & Exclusion Applications Must Apply by January 31, 2012 For Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry Use Value Form AV-5 For Charitable, Religious, Educational & other non-profits; Historic property; Builders Deferment; Low Income Housing; etc. Form AV-10 For Wildlife Conservation Program Form AV-56 Property Tax Relief Programs Must Apply by June 1, 2012 Elderly/Disabled Homestead Exclusion Information Elderly/Disabled Circuit Breaker Information Use Application Form AV-9 (Plus AV-9A if Disabled) Disabled Veteran/Surviving Spouse Information Application Forms AV-9 and NCDVA-9

FAQ- Frequently Asked Questions General Property Tax Info Change of Address Form Motor Vehicle Tax Military Spouse Residence Relief Act Pet Fees & Listing Requirements Tax Rate Chart - Updated every July Gross Receipts Tax Information & Forms Due Monthly; Late Penalties Apply Prepared Food & Beverages Tax Room Occupancy Tax Rental Vehicle Tax Heavy Equipment Tax Additional Property Tax Related Links Storm Water Information GIS Mapping Register of Deeds Tax Foreclosure Sale Listings Surplus Property Sale Listing

About Us

The Cumberland County Tax Administration Office consists of the Collections, Real Estate, Operations, Mapping, Tax Audit and Customer Service Divisions. The Tax Administration Office operates between the hours of 8am and 5pm.

The Tax Collector’s Division, as mandated by statute, is responsible for collecting all property taxes, pet license fees, other taxes imposed upon businesses, and other fees and assessments as charged by the governing body and as authorized to collect for the various municipalities as specified by intergovernmental agreement.

The Real Estate Division appraises and assesses all real property in the County in accordance with the provisions of law to achieve accurate, equitable and fair assessments.

Operations is responsible for the updating and appraising of personal property and business personal property in accordance with the provisions of the law.

The Mapping Division uniformly maps all real property located in the County as prescribed by law.

The Tax Audit Division is responsible for the auditing of business personal property listings, Food & Beverage Tax, Rental Vehicle Gross Receipts Tax, Room Occupancy Tax and Heavy Equipment Gross Rents Receipts. Auditing ensures the proper listing of business personal property and compliance by businesses to pay their fair share of taxes.

Customer Service is the primary point of contact for listing personal property (business and non-business), as well as changes to Real Estate and motor vehicles.

Check out the Public Tax Records web site, where you can: search the tax records for Property Information by Bill #, Parcel, etc. and find answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ’s) about taxes due, discount, SW User Fee, etc.

Check out Pay Taxes Online! to pay taxes, obtain copies of tax bills and receipts of taxes paid.