You and I have never faced something like this before. As a CPA and Charter Financial Analyst, I’m used to solving people’s problems in the world of taxes and finance. But the problem we’re grappling with now is one of public health and staying safe in a world with a deadly enemy too small to be seen but powerful enough to have an enormous impact on our lives.
I’m doing everything I can to help, while following the law as I must. I can’t move the property tax payment deadline, but I can waive penalties wherever possible. I can’t open my building to the public to accept tax payments, but I can make every other form of payment available and have staff available to answer your questions over the phone or via email quickly and helpfully.
Together, we will face this challenge and succeed because we are San Bernardino Strong!
The program allows homeowners who are seniors, are blind, or have a disability to defer current-year property taxes on their principal residence if they meet certain criteria including 40 percent equity in the home and an annual household income of $35,500 or less.
The applications filing period for the 2018-19 tax year is October 1, 2018 to February 10, 2019. Please call (800) 952-5661 or email postponement@sco.ca.gov if you prefer to have an application mailed to you. You may also call our office at (909) 387-8308.
Pay your property taxes conveniently and securely using our website.
FREE eCheck (electronic check) is a digital version of the paper check. The process mirrors paper checks, but is done electronically. The funds are withdrawn from the taxpayer’s bank account (usually a checking account), transferred over the ACH network, then deposited into the Tax Collector’s office bank account. There is no charge to use an electronic check.
To process your payment using a MasterCard, VISA, American Express, or Discover Card, our third party vendor charges a convenience fee of 2.25% (minimum of $1.95) for credit cards. The convenience fee is not retained by the Tax Collector.
Property tax revenues collected by the Treasurer-Tax Collector are distributed to local government entities. The County receives 10.5%, cities receive 8.7%, schools receive 42%, special districts receive 10.4%, and redevelopment agencies receive 27.9%.
