Property Tax
Due Dates
- Property taxes may be paid in full in September each year or split into two installments:
- The first half is due September 1 and becomes delinquent October 1;
- The second half is due March 1 of the following year and becomes delinquent April 1;
Delinquent parcels are assessed an interest penalty that accrues each month the parcel remains delinquent.
Payment Methods
- Dropbox (south side/main courthouse entrance), check or debit/credit card (cards accepted for an additional fee)
- Online
Pay your property taxes online with an eCheck for only .25 cents (which is less than a postage stamp!) or you can pay with a debit or credit card for 2.25% of the total amount due.
Accepted Credit Cards (cards accepted for an additional fee)
- MasterCard
- Visa
- Discover
Partial & Scheduled Payments
Monona County allows partial payments of currents property taxes. By law, you cannot make a partial payment on a tax sale or special assessment. If, at any time, you want to pay towards your property taxes, we will accept any amount of partial payment.
You can make partial payments directly to our office. Or, if you prefer, you are able to schedule automatic payments from your bank account either by e-check or card. The scheduled payments will be handled through the Iowa Treasurer's website by creating an account and setting up the schedule. To do this, you will need to follow these steps:
- Add the property or properties you want to pay on the automatic schedule,
- Set up payment account or enter your banking information,
- Set up schedule. You can set up the schedule to pay monthly, weekly, bi-weekly or on a set date.
Here, you can also click "auto amount" or choose to pay a set amount each month.
By selecting the auto amount, the system automatically calculates the number of payments you've selected and the amount needed by the due date (September 30 and/or March 31) and then will automatically pull that amount.
If you choose to pay a set dollar amount each month, you need to be aware that the amount chosen may not cover the full amount of property taxes by the due date. If this happens, you could incur late fees and/or additional interest.
Drainage and Special assessments are not types of taxes that can be collected with partial/scheduled payments.
Notice of Delinquent Taxes
The law requires a notice be sent to property owners who have outstanding taxes as of November 1 and May 1. Delinquent taxes are assessed 1.5% interest rounded to the nearest whole dollar for each month delinquent. Delinquent taxes as of May 1 are assessed a publication fee and could be subject to publication for the annual Tax Sale.
Delinquent taxes as of May 1 are assessed a publication fee and must be advertised for sale at the annual tax sale in June.
For more information relating to tax sale.
