{"id":1209,"date":"2018-06-13T08:07:16","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T13:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/?page_id=1209"},"modified":"2025-01-16T08:07:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T14:07:40","slug":"tax-assessor-collector","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/departments\/tax-assessor-collector\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax Assessor \/ Collector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lamar County Assessor and Collector&#8217;s Office is made up of the following departments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Real Property Appraisal<\/li>\n<li>Personal Property (Business)<\/li>\n<li>Homestead<\/li>\n<li>Mobile Homes<\/li>\n<li>Motor Vehicles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These departments work together to appraise real and personal property within Lamar County, administer homestead applications, and generate property maps. All property values and exemptions are administered as of an effective lien date of January 1 each year.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"important-title-blue\">Responsibilities and Duties<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"important-blue\">\n<p><strong>Tax Collector<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The broad range of duties of the Tax Collector include, but are not limited to:<\/li>\n<li>Collection of taxes on real property, personal property, manufactured homes, automobiles, motorcycles, motor homes, trailers, and airplanes<\/li>\n<li>Collection of use tax on items brought into the State of Mississippi by residents for first use, storage, or consumption.<\/li>\n<li>Sales tax is collected on casual sales of motor vehicles between individuals<\/li>\n<li>Advertise and hold an annual tax sale for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tax Assessor<\/strong><br \/>\nThe broad range of duties of the Tax Assessor include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Annually locate, class, and assess all taxable property within the county<\/li>\n<li>Setting the fair, uniform, and accurate value for each parcel of real and personal property<\/li>\n<li>Maintain current ownership maps of the county<\/li>\n<li>Coordinating needs analysis and purchase recommendations for technology systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"important-blue\"><span class=\"important-title-blue\">Important Dates and Deadlines<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"footable_parent_11191\"\n     class=\"footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent bootstrap3 \">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_0\" data-footable_id=\"11191\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"Tax Collector Dates and Deadlines\"            id=\"footable_11191\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_1168055141_11191\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_11191 ninja_table_unique_id_1168055141_11191 table  nt_type_legacy_table vertical_centered striped  footable-paging-right ninja_table_search_disabled ninja_table_pro\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n        <thead>\n<tr class=\"footable-header\">\n                                        <th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_0 ninja_clmn_nm_date \">Date<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_1 ninja_clmn_nm_description \">Description<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n\n        <tr data-row_id=\"263\" class=\"ninja_table_row_0 nt_row_id_263\">\n            <td>January 1st<\/td><td>Effective date of appraisal<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"264\" class=\"ninja_table_row_1 nt_row_id_264\">\n            <td>January 31st<\/td><td>Deadline to pay property taxes<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"265\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_265\">\n            <td>April 1st<\/td><td>Builder Affidavit deadline<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"266\" class=\"ninja_table_row_3 nt_row_id_266\">\n            <td>April 1st<\/td><td>Homestead exemption filing deadline<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"267\" class=\"ninja_table_row_4 nt_row_id_267\">\n            <td>April 1st<\/td><td>Rendition filing deadline<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"268\" class=\"ninja_table_row_5 nt_row_id_268\">\n            <td>July (First Monday)<\/td><td>Property Roll turned over to the Board of Supervisors<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"269\" class=\"ninja_table_row_6 nt_row_id_269\">\n            <td>July (Last Two Weeks)<\/td><td>Deadline for filing of Property Valuation Notice of Protest<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"270\" class=\"ninja_table_row_7 nt_row_id_270\">\n            <td>July (Last Two Weeks)<\/td><td>Rolls open to public inspection<\/td>        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><!--ninja_tobody_rendering_done-->\n    <\/table>\n                    <style type=\"text\/css\" id='ninja_table_custom_css_11191'>\n                        #footable_11191  {\n        font-family: inherit;\n        font-size: 14px;\n    }\n\n                <\/style>\n                \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lamar County Assessor and Collector&#8217;s Office is made up of the following departments: Real Property Appraisal Personal Property (Business) Homestead Mobile Homes Motor Vehicles These departments work together to appraise real and personal property within Lamar County, administer homestead applications, and generate property maps. 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