The Cedar County Treasurer’s Office is now open. Appointments are
required for all services in the Drivers License Department.
Please call our office at 563-886-2557 to schedule
an appointment.
We appreciate your patience and understanding.
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020 the Cedar County Treasurer’s
Office will require customers to provide a bill of sale when
transferring titles to motor vehicles between private parties.
A bill of sale or purchase agreement is already required for
vehicles purchased from a dealership
CLICK HERE FOR
BILL OF SALE REQUIREMENT
REAL ID
Beginning Oct. 1, 2021,
If you fly commercially you’ll either need a REAL ID license or ID or another
acceptable
identity documet
or you're going to be subject to additional screening and potential delay.
Don’t panic! We’re here to help you decide if a REAL ID
license or ID is right for you. Click on the picture
above to learn more!
Treasurer Forms:
Downloadable forms
used in the Treasurer office
PAY YOUR PROPERTY AND VEHICLE TAXES ONLINE!
Treasurer Links:
Iowa State County Treasurers Association
Duties of the Treasurer
The Treasurer is responsible for the receipt, management, disbursement,
financial reporting, bonds and investment of all monies paid to the County and
serves as agent for the State of Iowa Department of Transportation and Iowa
Department of Revenue and Finance.
The Treasurer compiles composite reports from individual record books to general
ledgers: reviews and reconciles receipts, bills, and cash received to assure
accuracy of figures to prevent discrepancies and financial loss. In addition,
the Treasurer categorizes, indexes, files and deposits materials, forms and
monies received to assure public funds are administered properly.
The Treasurer is responsible for the proper receipt, accounting and disbursement
of county funds within proper policies established by the State of Iowa, Cedar
County Board of Supervisors and corporate and unincorporated taxing entities for
adequate financial control.
Financial Management
Investment
of Revenues,
Keep
accurate record of monies received and disbursed,
Check
supporting data for all check and cash receipts from all county monies,
Submit
accurate financial records for annual audit,
Prepare
monthly reports,
Prepare
reports throughout the year for the Cedar County Board of Supervisors and State
Auditor,
Consult
with members of the Investment Committee (various members of banking
institutions in Cedar County),
Update
Investment Report annually if law changes ,
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transfers of monthly tax payments and from auto dealers,
Send
monthly monies to the Iowa Department of Transportation,
Apportion
taxes to various entities,
Collect
miscellaneous revenues from all county offices and departments.
Real Estate Division
To collect
taxes certified for all real estate, mobile homes, special assessments,
utilities,
Process
Iowa Property Tax Credit Claims for senior citizens or disabled persons,
Pursue
collection of tax liens by ordinary lawsuit or by proceeding to the taking of
the tax sale deed,
Prepare for
publishing a newspaper notice of tax sale,
Conduct
annual and adjourned tax sales,
Send notice
of delinquent taxes to taxpayers with outstanding taxes as of February 1,
Send notice
of annual tax sale no later than May 1,
Process tax
sale redemptions.
Motor Vehicle Division
License,
title, collect use tax and motor vehicle registrations in Cedar County,
Issue
duplicate, salvage, in lieu and in transit titles,
Record and
release security interests,
Issue
junking certificates for vehicles that are dismantled or no longer operable,
Prepare
reports for the Iowa Department of Transportation,
Process
refund claim forms,
Issue
special license plates,
Work with
Department of Transportation Investigators,
Process
uncollected parking tickets for cities of Cedar County.
Collection of Property Taxes
It is the Treasurer’s duty to collect all taxes, certified by the County
Auditor, which includes real estate, mobile homes, special assessments,
buildings on leased land, equipment assessed as real estate, utilities and grain
handlers . The County Auditor delivers tax lists of the various districts to the
Treasurer at the beginning of each fiscal year. Taxes are segregated in taxing
districts, and the amounts collected are apportioned to the various funds;
State, Area Schools, Ag Extension, Assessor/Appraiser, County, School, corporate
entities and townships.
Property Tax Payments
Property taxes may be paid in two installments. The first half is due September
1 and becomes delinquent October 1; the second half is due March 1 and becomes
delinquent April 1.
Delinquent interest accrues at the rate of 1.5% per month, rounded to the
nearest dollar with a minimum of a dollar.
Payments for redemption from tax sale must be paid by guaranteed funds. The rate
of interest required by Iowa law to be paid in a redemption is 2% per month.
Notice of Delinquent Taxes
The law requires that a notice be sent to property owners who have outstanding
taxes as of February 1. The notification explains that under Iowa law, it is
important for property owners to pay taxes and special assessments when they are
due in order to avoid the tax sale.
Iowa law also requires that a notice of the annual tax sale shall be mailed not
later than May 1 to the person in whose name the parcel subject to sale is
taxed. In compliance with this law, a Delinquent Tax Statement and Tax Sale
Notice is mailed in April to provide proper notice of the pending 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.
Tax Sale
The Annual Tax Sale is held the third Monday in June at 8:30 a.m. with an
adjourned sale scheduled for the third Monday of each subsequent month. Any
delinquency must be offered for sale at the Regular or Public Bidder Tax Sale.
Delinquent tax and/or special assessments advertised twice and remaining unsold
for want of bidders, must be offered for sale at the annual Public Bidder Sale.
Cedar County is required by Iowa law to purchase the delinquencies if there is
no private sector bidder. Further, once a Certificate of Purchase at Tax Sale
has been issued to the County, the Treasurer has the authority to bring an
ordinary suit at law for the collection of taxes.
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Address of
Treasurer office:
Cedar County Treasurer's Office
400 Cedar St.
Tipton, IA 52772
Hours Office Monday-Friday
8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Driver License
Monday-Thursday
8:30am to 3:30pm
By appointment only.
CLOSED ON FRIDAY
Driver License Testing
Appointments are required
Drive Test
Appointments are required
Phone Number:
(563) 886-2557
FAX Number:
(563) 886-3340
Office holder name:
Sandy Delaney
Employees in
Treasurer Office:
Deputy
Jackie Bohlen
Ronda Gottschalk
Angie Brennan
Clerk
Joyce Busher Casandra Byrd Ashli Conrad
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