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Originally Posted by shadowne
Thanks for the screen shot of the tax bill. According to what you posted it is actually the first installment of her 2010 tax bill. OP's title states 2009 tax bill?
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I cannot speak for how it's done in Washington Co, Minnesota, but in most countys the property tax bill reflects the preceding time period. The bill due in the first half of 2010 would be for taxes accrued the last half of 2009. Otherwise, you'd be paying ahead for taxes which you may not owe (if you sold the property in the near future) or you may not have paid enough if there was a tax hike or reassessment due to improvements to the property in the near future. Both scenarios would result in additional paperwork and expense to the county if they billed in advance. It just makes better sense on several levels to bill after the taxes are actually owed. But it really doesn't matter - no one claimed she was a year late in paying. She's 5 days late, no matter the billing cycle.
For what it's worth, the payment history tab shows they paid their last installment 5 days late, too. The history also shows they pay it themselves, not the lender. (Which is typical on higher priced properties with private jumbo loans.)
Her last several installment bills were over $4600.00 per half-year. I would imagine the next question from the press will be, "why did she get a big reduction in her taxes?" Maybe someone will check to see if her neighbors also got reductions. If not, that could be bigger news than the late fee.
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