Welcome to the Treasurer-Tax Collector's website... As your elected Treasurer-Tax Collector, I am committed to providing excellent customer service to meet the needs of all Butte County taxpayers. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff is dedicated to serving the community and resolving issues in a timely manner. We work tirelessly to provide exceptional service and to ensure the public trust. For more information about our programs and services, click here. For more information on my background and qualifications, click here. Thank you for the privilege of serving you. C. Linda Barnes, Butte County Treasurer-Tax Collector

Announcements & Information

View & Pay Tax  Bills Online    After being temporarily disabled to allow for year end closing procedures, our online tax bill view and payment system is up and running again. However, for those seeking secured tax bill amounts for the 2010/2011 fiscal year, please be aware that the figures will not be available until late September. This is the traditional timeframe for generating the annual secured tax bills. Until the 2010/2011 secured tax roll is created, the amount due will appear as $0. Currently, you can view and pay defaulted secured taxes, unsecured taxes and supplemental bills through our online system.     Unsecured Property Taxes Due August 31    Unsecured Property Tax bills were mailed in late July and are due by August 31. Postmarks are accepted, as are online payments until midnight on August 31. If you have not yet received your bill, please contact our office for a duplicate copy and to verify or change your mailing address.       A Message to Vessel Owners   Our office recently completed mailing the 2010/2011 unsecured tax bills, including bills to vessel owners in Butte  County. To our dismay, we discovered that we inadvertently included the NOTIFICATION TO ASSESSEE ABOUT DELINQUENT VESSEL TAX insert in this billing. If you received this notice and do not have delinquent taxes, we hope you will accept our apology for including it in your billing. The insert was meant for our courtesy lien notice mailing.    2010 Property Tax  Auction Results & Information    The Butte County Treasurer-Tax Collector's Department conducted its most recent online auction of tax-defaulted properties on June 19-22, 2010. Originally, 77 parcels were eligible to be sold at the auction but many were redeemed prior to the sale. Of the 32 parcels offered at the tax auction, 20 were purchased. The rest will be offered at a subsequent auction if not redeemed. If you purchased property at the tax auction, your tax deed will be recorded by mid-July.  Click here for the list of parcels that were sold at the 2010 auction. A summary of excess proceeds will be posted on our website in early July.  Parties of interest in the sold parcels will have until July 2011 to submit a claim for excess proceeds. The funds will be distributed by December 2011.    For information about our previous tax auctions, click here.    Fire Safety 2010    Fire season is fast approaching and the Butte County Treasurer-Tax Collector's office, in partnership with the Butte County Fire Safe Council, wants to ensure that Butte County residents are prepared in the event of a fire emergency. For information about fire season preparedness, please visit the Council's website at www.thenet411.net. A very useful feature of the website is the online public safety scanner and chat room, which allows citizens to communicate with one another during fire season.    Where do your taxes go?      The Treasurer-Tax Collector's Department is responsible for billing and collecting the taxes paid by Butte County property owners. However, the County only retains approximately 24% of the  property tax dollars collected. The rest is distributed to schools, cities, special districts, and redevelopment agencies. Click here for details.