IMPORTANT NOTICE:  The Tarrant County Tax Office is in the process of preparing to update 2018 tax information to our systems. Beginning on Friday, September 21, there will be a delay in updating some payment information. Tax Certificates will not be issued during this time.  Beer Wine and Liquor permits will not be processed.  Tax amounts will become available on Monday October 1.

Between Friday, September 21 and Monday, October 1, property tax systems will be available on a limited basis to begin preparation for uploading 2018 information.  More information can be found here about the property tax rollover.

Property Tax Transcript 

UNDERSTANDING YOUR PROPERTY TAXES

Three factors are used to calculate the property taxes you pay:  value, exemptions and rate.  Appraising the value and granting exemptions is the responsibility of the Tarrant Appraisal District.  Tax rates, the primary instrument of taxation, are adopted each year by the local taxing units in which you live.

Almost all property owners in Tarrant County will pay taxes to at least five local taxing units:  the county, the county college district (Tarrant County College), the county hospital district (John Peter Smith Health Network), a city and a school district.  Some residents will also pay taxes to the Tarrant Water District and/or the Emergency Services District that provides emergency service to residents in unincorporated areas of the county.  With the exception of the cities of Grapevine and Colleyville and the Grapevine/Colleyville Independent School District, property taxes for all taxing units wholly within Tarrant County are collected by the county Tax Assessor-Collector through contract.

The Tarrant Appraisal District (TAD) is governed by a board of five voting members appointed by the taxing units in the county.  The Tax Assessor-Collector sits on the board as an ex officio (non-voting) member.  The chief executive officer of the appraisal district in charge of day-to-day operations is the Chief Appraiser.  Texas law requires that all property appraisals be fair and uniform and that a roll of all properties with names, addresses, exemptions and values be provided to the taxing units by July 25 of each year.

The governing bodies of the local taxing units (school boards, city councils, etc.) publish their Truth In Taxation information every August.  This includes the effective and rollback tax rates.  The effective rate is the rate required to produce the same revenue from the same properties taxed in both the current and previous years.  It does not include new properties or new construction.  The rollback rate is the rate that would result in an increase sufficient to trigger a rollback election, currently eight percent.

By the end of the fiscal year, the local taxing units must adopt their operating budgets for the coming year and a tax rate that is projected to produce enough revenue to fund the budget.  For the vast majority of taxing units, the fiscal year ends September 30, although some entities in the state have a fiscal year that ends June 30.

The county Tax Assessor-Collector takes the value data from TAD, applies the tax rates adopted by the taxing units and sends out tax statements in October of each year.  Although taxpayers have until January 31 of the following calendar year to pay their property taxes without incurring penalty and interest, taxes are due upon receipt of the tax statement.

The property tax system in Texas is designed to ensure that elected officials who are accountable to the people determine how much taxes you pay.  Each year the various school boards, city councils, commissioners’ courts and other governing bodies adopt tax rates that will increase revenue, decrease revenue or keep revenue the same as the previous year.  The property values and projected revenue level are known before the tax rate is adopted.  Therefore, the tax rates adopted by local elected officials determine the amount of taxes that appear on your tax statement.

 Tax payers concerned about the amount of taxes they pay are urged to contact their local elected officials.

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WELCOME TO OUR PROPERTY TAX DEPARTMENT

Tarrant County has the highest number of property tax accounts in the State of Texas. In keeping with our Mission Statement, we strive for excellence in all areas of property tax collections. 

Our primary focus is on taking care of citizens.  Please complete a blue comment card and drop in the designated location when you visit our offices, or email tax-sdc@tarrantcounty.com and let us know how we are doing. 

Payments can be made at our main office or any of our seven branch locations.

Select links in the navigation bar to your left for easy access to information that affects you and your property tax accounts. You may also access our payment screen here.

A brief description of property tax topics of interest  can be found by selecting the More Information tab in the navigation bar to your left.

Tax Entities should select the link in the navigation bar to your left to access the login page.

Please contact us by phone or email if you have any questions.  We are here to serve you.

Phone:  817-884-1100

Email:    taxoffice@tarrantcounty.com

Property Fraud Alert

The County Clerk’s Office provides a free online automated service in which Tarrant County property owners can sign up to have their name monitored to track possible fraudulent activity.  Property Fraud Alert online sign-up.
 

Locations to pay your Property Tax

Select the icon below for the address and phone number to our main office in downtown Fort Worth, plus the seven branch locations. A Google map to each location is also provided.