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Kaufman County Kaufman County Appraisal Office State Comptrollers - Property Taxes Pay Your Taxes By Credit Card Office Calendar Kaufman County Tax Office Address: Kaufman County Annex Mailing Address: P.O. Box 339 |
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Because of the wide range of responsibilities performed by the assessor-collector, most citizens deal with this county official more frequently than any other office. The
major tax duty of the assessor-collector, who collects property
taxes, is the assessment (calculation) of taxes on each property
in the county and collection of that tax as established by
the Constitution and the State Property Tax Code. In addition,
as an agent of the Texas Department of Transportation, the
assessor-collector is responsible for the registration and
licensing of motor vehicles owned by residents of the county.
Another duty of the county tax assessor-collector is that of voter registrar. In most Texas counties, a person would register to vote through the office of county tax assessor-collector. In a few counties, the commissioners court has designated the county clerk or an elections administrator to provide this function. The county tax office voter registration responsibilities include accepting applications for voter registration, issuing voter certificates, maintaining voter registration lists, verifying petitions for local option elections and submitting required reports to the Secretary of State's Office. The county tax assessor-collector is also responsible for the collections of special fees imposed by the county and state on coin-operated vending machines, alcoholic beverage permits and registration. The Kaufman County Tax Office is responsible for:
The Kaufman County Tax Office is responsible for the collection of taxes for the following taxing entities:
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