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1. Is the City required to mail tax notices?

Tennessee law does not require the mailing of tax notices indicating the amount of taxes due. Owners of property are presumed to know that taxes are due without personal notice. Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve the responsibility of payment, nor is this a reason for interest and penalty charges to be dismissed if the tax bill becomes delinquent.

2. When are bills for property taxes mailed?

October of each year. Property tax bills are mailed to the owner of record (as of 1 January). New owners (buyers) are responsible for ascertaining whether property taxes are due to the city. The city is not a part of any contract between buyers and sellers meaning unpaid taxes accrue against the property and not the owner. Property taxes must be paid to protect the property title from a tax sale.

3. What time of year are property taxes due?

Current calendar year taxes are due and payable from 1 October of the current year through the last day of February of the ensuing year.

4. Are partial payments accepted for my taxes?

While the city will accept partial payments of property taxes, the city will not provide follow up billing. It remains the responsibility of the taxpayer to make the additional payments required. Penalties and interest will accrue as of March 1 despite any partial payments.

5. What happens if I miss the tax payment deadline?

From the first day of each month beginning 1 March, interest and penalty of 1.5% per month (18% annually) is added to your tax amount. If the U.S. Post Office fails to
postmark your payment by the date due and the payment arrives after the due
date, it is considered a late payment. This applies even if the taxpayer mails the
payment on time. For mail-in payments, office meter dates are not accepted only
official Post Office postmarks.

6. What time period do my annual taxes cover?

The taxes that become payable October 1 cover the current calendar year.

7. Where can my tax bill be paid in person?

The City of Mt. Juliet’s Finance and Sewer Accounting Bldg is located at:
2425 North Mt. Juliet Road
Mt. Juliet, TN 37122

Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Located in the Northeast door to City Hall, there is a secured night deposit box for drop off payments. The same drop box is also used for sewer service payments.

8. Where should tax payments be mailed?

Payments may be mailed to:
City of Mt. Juliet Property Tax
P.O. Box 679
Mt. Juliet, TN 37121-0679

9. Are credit/debit cards accepted for property tax payments?

The city has
partnered with Business Information Systems and their Credit Card Processor
which will make a “convenience charge” for the use of such cards or online
check. The city never receives a portion of any convenience fee charged. The convenience fee is never refundable under any circumstance. If both delinquent and current property taxes are due, one must pay the delinquent taxes first, wait five business days for clearance and then pay the current taxes. Both may be paid at the same time by mail or in person.

Access the Online Payment Process

10. What does the term "EtUx" beside my husband's name on the property bill mean?

EtUx is a Latin phrase meaning "and wife." The phrase "EtVir" means "and husband," EtAl means "and others."

11. What do some of the terms on my tax bill mean?

For definitions of terms on your tax bill, check the glossary terms section.

12. Does my mortgage company get a copy of my tax bill mailed to them?

No. It is the property owner's responsibility to forward tax bills to their mortgage
company. Tax bills are mailed to the property owner to review the information. A
listing will be provided to those mortgage companies who request such information; the city does not seek out the mortgage companies. Many mortgage companies will make their own inquiry electronically and will obtain the information required for them to remit the taxes.

13. What happens if the mortgage company and the taxpayer remit payment for the same property?

The policy of the City of Mt. Juliet is to refund the second payment to the remitter. If the second payer is the taxpayer, it is likely that the taxpayer’s check will simply be returned rather than cashed and repaid. A duplicate receipt should be provided so the taxpayer may review the situation for possible errors. The taxpayer remains responsible for interest and penalty if a payment is credited to the wrong property. If the second payment is from the mortgage company, it is most likely a check for multiple properties requiring that the check be accepted and a partial refund remitted to the mortgage company. There will be significant delay in a credit being returned to the taxpayer’s escrow account due to the way escrow accounts are operated at the taxpayer’s financial institution.

14. What is the penalty for payments made after the last day of February following the year of assessment?

View penalty information for late payments.

15. Does the city of Mt. Juliet participate as some Tennessee taxing authorities in providing a tax freeze when the taxpayer is 65 years or older?

No, the city of Mt. Juliet does not participate in the tax freeze.

16. What do I do if I try to pay my taxes and am told that the taxes have already been paid?

Taxpayers are responsible for knowing whether their property taxes have been paid and who paid them. An error by the property tax clerk or the system will not excuse taxes, penalties or interest. A taxpayer should request a duplicate receipt which will list amount and the payer of the taxes. If the taxpayer does not recognize the payer (perhaps a taxpayer relative), it is in the best interest of the taxpayer to bring that fact to the attention of the property tax clerk. It is unlikely but not impossible that the city will have credited the wrong taxpayer but it is quite possible that a mortgage company has listed the wrong bill for payment or perhaps a different taxpayer paid the wrong bill on line. The city has no way to be aware of this occurrence as the amounts may be very similar.

Eventually, the mortgage company or other taxpayer making the error will lawfully request the return of the erroneous payment. If this event occurs after February 28, penalties and interest will accrue on the taxes that become immediately due and payable due to the error of another entity.

It is the taxpayers’ responsibility to pay the property taxes in all circumstances. If a property tax receipt is voided due to a payment error by another entity, the taxpayer affected will be mailed a notice that the receipt has been voided but it will not extend the due date nor reverse penalties and interest that will immediately accrue.

The City recommends that if the taxpayer does not recognize that the payer of the tax that they remit to the property tax clerk the appropriate tax which will be held in escrow to be credited after the error is reported or refunded if no error exists.