January 5 is the deadline to pay property taxes for real estate and personal property listed in January 2021.
Property taxes for real estate and personal property listed in January 2021 will be delinquent if not paid by Jan. 5, 2022. Enforced collections such as bank levy, wage or rent garnishments, or foreclosure will begin on Jan. 6, 2022.
Interest and collection fees will be added to the tax amount due beginning Jan.6.
County Government offices and the Judge E. Maurice Braswell Courthouse will be closed Dec. 23-27 for the Christmas holiday. Offices will be closed on Dec. 31 for the New Year’s holiday. The last week of the year is busy for the Tax Administration Office with taxpayers seeking receipts by Dec. 31 for 2021 income tax filing purposes.
Taxpayers may pay their tax bills online, by mail, by phone or in person. Please visit cumberlandcountync.gov/departments/tax-group/tax to pay online with an electronic check, debit card or major credit card. There is a convenience fee for a credit or debit card. There is no fee for electronic check.
To pay by phone, call 1-866-441-6614. Phone payments must be made with a major credit card or debit card. A credit or debit card convenience fee is charged.
Taxpayers can set up an online bill pay option with their financial institution. It is important that taxpayers using this option verify and update the tax bill number on file with their bank, as it can change annually.
Mailed payments must be made with a check or money order payable to Cumberland County Tax Collector.
Mail payments with a remittance coupon to:
Cumberland County Tax Collector
P.O. Box 538313
Atlanta, GA 30353-8313
Mail payments without a remittance coupon to:
Cumberland County Tax Collector
P.O. Box 449
Fayetteville, NC 28302-0449
Taxpayers can also make payments in person from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tax Administration office located on the fifth floor of the Judge E. Maurice Braswell Cumberland County Courthouse, 117 Dick Street, Fayetteville. The office accepts cash, check, money order and major credit and debit cards. There is a convenience fee for a credit or debit card.
Tax Administration offers another contactless option for making check or money order tax payments and for submitting tax listings and forms. A new secure drop box has been placed beside the mailboxes outside the Courthouse in the rear parking lot facing Cool Spring Street. Please do not place cash payments in the drop box. Only checks and money orders should be placed in the dropbox.
The 2022 annual property tax listing period begins Jan. 1 and runs through Jan. 31. Listing forms must be updated, signed, and returned and must be postmarked no later than Jan. 31 to avoid the 10% late listing fee. Taxpayers may also submit listings forms and other correspondence in the new secure drop box.
Email addresses to contact the tax office:
taxweb@co.cumberland.nc.us
military@co.cumberland.nc.us
taxcollector@co.cumberland.nc.us
For questions prior to paying a bill, please email taxweb@co.cumberland.nc.us or call 910-678-7507.
For more information, call 910-678-7507 or visit cumberlandcountync.gov/departments/tax-group/tax. The fax number is 910-678-7582.