Our next tax sale will be held on March 2, 2021 at the North Door of the County Courthouse (121 East Dallas Street, Canton, TX 75103).  We recommend interested buyers check out our collection firm’s tax sale website for specific property information:  http://taxsales.lgbs.com/  From here you can register to receive notification and updates concerning specific […]

Sec. 31.031 of the Texas Property Tax Code provides for individuals who are disabled or at least 65 years of age to pay the property taxes on their qualified residence homestead in four equal installments without penalty or interest if the first installment is paid before the delinquency date (February 1st). 1st Installment Payment due […]

Check out the following link to learn more about the homestead exemption for inherited property:  Inherited Property Homestead Exemption (English) or Inherited Property Homestead Exemption (Spanish) The homestead application, including the “Affidavit for Applicant Claiming an Ownership Interest of Property, Including Heir Property”, can be found here:  https://www.comptroller.texas.gov/forms/50-114.pdf Do not hesitate to contact our office […]

Our next tax sale will be held on December 1, 2020 at the North Door of the County Courthouse (121 East Dallas Street, Canton, TX 75103).  The Notice of Sale containing the property in the sale can be found HERE.  Additionally, we recommend interested buyers check out our collection firm’s tax sale website:  http://taxsales.lgbs.com/  From […]

Delinquency Date Property taxes become delinquent if not paid before February 1 (Tax Code Sec. 31.02).  Therefore, the last day to make timely payment avoiding the application of penalty and interest is January 31st. Please note, if the delinquency date happens to fall on a weekend or holiday (see the District’s Holiday Closing Schedule), the […]

When you received your Notice of Appraised Value this year, you may have noticed a line item labeled “Homestead Savings”.  You may have even seen an amount last year where there is less or none this year (or vice versa) and began to panic about changes to your homestead exemption.  We know this can be […]

VZCAD Grants All Business Owners 30-Day Rendition Extension Due to the impact of the COVID-19 virus on all businesses across the country, the Van Zandt County Chief Appraiser, Scott Hyde, has granted an automatic filing extension to May 15 for all business personal property renditions for tax year 2020. If you own a business in […]

OFFICE CLOSING TO PUBLIC:  Our top priority is the health and safety of our staff and the citizens of Van Zandt County. In response to the continuing spread of the coronavirus, effective Monday, March 23rd we are closing our office to the public. Our team will continue to work both onsite and offsite to assist […]

The 2019 Tax Statements were mailed Friday, October 4th.  Please take note that payment is due in full on or before January 31st to avoid penalty and interest.

The Van Zandt County Appraisal Review Board acted to approve the District’s Appraisal Records on Thursday, July 11th.  Chief Appraiser, Scott Hyde, certified the 2019 Appraisal Roll to the District’s taxing entities Friday, July 12th.  Summary reports of the 2019 Appraisal Roll can be found by clicking HERE.