GRAHAM COUNTY TAX ADMINISTRATION

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Brandy Cook

Tax Administrator
  • Email: brandy.cook @grahamcounty.org
  • Phone: (828) 479-7963
  • Fax: (828) 479-4224
  • Address: 12 North Main Street Robbinsville, NC 28771
  • Hours: M-F 8:00 to 5:00
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Trinity Cooper

Deputy
  • Email: trinity.cooper
    @grahamcounty.org
  • Phone: (828) 479-7962
  • EMS Billing: (828) 479-7991
  • Fax: (828) 479-4224
  • Address: 12 North Main Street Robbinsville, NC 28771
  • Hours: M-F 8:00 to 5:00



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Heather Webster

Tax Assessor Assistant
  • Email: heather.webster
    @grahamcounty.org
  • Phone: (828) 479-7963
  • Fax: (828) 479-4224
  • Address: 12 North Main Street
  • Hours: M-F 8:00 to 5:00




Payment options: cash, credit card (VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER, AMERICAN EXPRESS, APPLE PAY, GOOGLE PAY), money order or check
Make checks payable to: GRAHAM COUNTY
Mailing address: 12 North Main Street, Robbinsville NC 28771
When paying with a check please try to include one of the following: bill number, account number or parcel number

Payments can be made in person, phone or on-line
-On-line payments can be made ONLY on the Graham County Web site: grahamcounty.org
Fees to pay with cards (on-line or in office):
  - Debit/Credit Cards : 2.5% ($2.00 minimum)
Graham County DOES NOT set or receive any portion of the fees listed above.
The payment processor will add the following fees to your total at checkout. These convenience fees are not collected by Graham County and are non-refundable.

LOCKED DROP OFF BOX: located on the side entrance wall under the red awning (the side where the KIN
coffee shop is located.) Our lock box is under camera surveillance for secure drop

Tax (mil) rate is set each year by the County Commissioners
Tax bills are mailed July 1 each year
Tax bills due date September 1
Taxes must be paid by January 5th to avoid penalty, interest or attachments

Interest & penalties:
  2% interest begins on January 6th
  After January, interest accrues at .75% per month until bill is paid in full.
2nd real estate property tax notices sent out February each year

Advertisement of Delinquent:
Delinquent taxes are published in the Graham Star in April of each year.
These advertisements listed will have advertising fees added to each bill after listed in the paper.
Please call and verify the amount due before making a payment as it will be different than that listed.

Enforced collection can begin ANYTIME after January 5th
  Garnishment of wages'
  Attachment of bank accounts
  NC Debt setoff income tax returns/ NC lottery winnings
  Levy rents/ or other money due to you.   Foreclosure

Contact the Tax Collector's office for information about Tax Foreclosures {828) 479-7962

ESCROW: If you have an Escrow/Mortgage account the tax bill will be mailed to the home owner and an
electronic file will be sent to the escrow company.
To ensure payment is made please forward a copy of the bill to your mortgage company.

Partial payments & prepayments can be made, we just ask that the taxpayer have the parcel number or
account number they want it pay on noted on checks for easy reference and correct application.
These payments can be made as often as the taxpayer would like to help make paying easier and more
affordable on a budget.

ELEDERLY / 100% DISABLED/ VETERANS EXEMPTION:
FORMS ARE AVAILABLE TO BE PICKED UP OR EMAILED FROM THE TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE {828) 479-
7963 OR THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE. THESES FORMS MUST BE RETURNED FILLED OUT TO THE TAX
ASSESSORS OFFICE NO LATER THAN JUNE 1st.

For more information on all documents needed please contact the Tax Assessor's office (828) 479-7963.

Motor vehicle taxes are payable to the NCDMV office
Location: 74 S. Main St, Robbinsville NC 28771
Phone: {828) 479-4896

House boat: sticker fee is $5.00, must provide a copy of the pump out permit at time of payment to
receiving sticker.

Returned checks: have a $25.00 charge fee or 10% whichever is greater.


DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Valuation of Real & Personal Property

- Land & Property
- Motor Vehicles
- Boats, Jet Skis, and Houseboats

Exclusion applications for:

- Elderly
- Present Use Value – Horticulture, Agriculture, Forestry
- Religious
- Educational

Listing Period

- Starts January 1 till January 31 yearly
- List all personal property
- List all Business Personal Property
- Any Improvements to Property Apply for Exclusions
- Apply for extensions for Business Listing
- Appeal Property Values

Billing Cycle

- Bills mailed in July each year
- Due September 1 each year
- Last to pay January 5th each year without interest

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