Santa Cruz County Government
Central Collections


UNSECURED TAXES PAST DUE? WE CAN HELP!

CENTRAL COLLECTIONS
OFFICE OF THE TREASURER - TAX COLLECTOR
701 Ocean Street, Room 150
P.O. Box 801
Santa Cruz CA 95061

Phone (831) 454-2292


When is the tax due?

Unsecured taxes are assessed for ownership of assets including, but not limited to boats, planes, business property, mobile homes, structural improvements on leased land and other leasehold interests. The tax is assessed if you were in business or possessed the asset on January 1 of the tax year.

If you have not paid your unsecured taxes by August 31, or the delinquency date on your bill, they are OVERDUE and are transferred to the Collections Division of the Office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector for action.

The Collections Division is empowered to take many actions to collect the tax, including:

What can you do? Who can help?

DON'T WAIT...

Call Central Collections at 454-2292 today and ask to speak with a Collection Officer.
A Collection Officer can:

Remember..

BRING THESE ITEMS TO HELP CENTRAL COLLECTIONS SET UP A PAYMENT PLAN

BRING THESE ITEMS TO HELP THE ASSESSORS OFFICE DETERMINE YOUR TAX

Thank you for working with our office to make paying your taxes as easy as possible. We work for you...and we want you to be satisfied with the results.


IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Central Collections 454-2292
Central Collections Supervisor 454-2275
Collections' Fax 454-2257
Tax Assessor 454-2002
General questions and suggestions on content should be emailed to:

mailbox Central Collections Supervisor


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