MEDINA COUNTY, OHIO – Because a gas leak south of Medina Square forced County offices to close early on Friday, July 13, the tax bill due date, Medina County Treasurer John Burke has extended the tax deadline to Monday, July 16, 2018. The Treasurer’s office in the County Building at 144 N. Broadway in Medina will be open regular hours from 8am to 4:30pm.

Taxpayers should also note that they can still pay their taxes online at www.medinacountytreasurer.com, through our mobile connection or at one of the Drive-Up Drop Boxes found at the following locations:
•    Treasurer’s Office, County Administration Building, 144 North Broadway Street, Medina
•    Brunswick City Hall, 4095 Center Road, Brunswick
•    Lodi Library, 635 Wooster Street, Lodi
•    Wadsworth Municipal Building, 120 Maple Street, Wadsworth    
Make sure you include your tax bill stub with your check.

If you have questions or need assistance, Treasurer Burke suggests that you visit the Medina County Treasurer’s office in the County Administration Building on Monday or call 330.725.9748.

MEDINA COUNTY, OHIO – Medina County Treasurer John Burke has announced that 67,619 2nd half 2017 real estate tax bills were mailed last Friday, June 8, 2018 to property owners in Medina County. The official due date for these property tax bills is July 13, 2018.

“I want to remind property owners that we offer a variety of ways they can make their tax payments,” said Treasurer Burke. “In addition to paying with a check through the mail, more and more taxpayers are taking advantage of electronic checks, ACH, PayPal and credit cards.” Additional information about all of these payment options can be found on the Treasurer’s website at www.medinacountytreasurer.com. Credit card payments can be completed over the phone by calling 888.607.8389. “I also encourage homeowners to try our mobile connection,” Burke said. “It’s a safe and easy way to pay your taxes while on the go.”

Taxpayers who use PayPal may take advantage of a “bill me later” option with no payments and no interest if the full amount is paid within six months. “Some taxpayers use this option to avoid the penalties and interest charged for late payment,” Treasurer Burke commented.

Payments may be made in person at the Treasurer’s office in the Medina County Administration Building, 144 N. Broadway, Medina, from 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday thru Friday. On the due date of July 13th, the office will be open until 6:00pm. Be sure to have your entire tax bill with you. Payments may be made with check, cash, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. A convenience fee will be assessed by the vendor.

Tax payments which are mailed MUST be postmarked no later than the July 13th due date to avoid a 5% penalty; payments made after July 24th will be assessed a 10% penalty.

If you have not received a tax bill in the mail by the week of June 18, call the Treasurer’s Office at 330.725.9748 or visit www.medinacountytreasurer.com and look up your tax bill. Just click “Search and Pay Taxes” in the left column to find your tax bill amount. You can print an official tax bill and take advantage of online payment options.

If you are paying by check, convenient 24-Hour Drive-Up Drop Boxes may be found at the following locations:
•    Treasurer’s Office, County Administration Building, 144 North Broadway Street, Medina
•    Brunswick City Hall, 4095 Center Road, Brunswick
•    Lodi Library, 635 Wooster Street, Lodi
•    Wadsworth Municipal Building, 120 Maple Street, Wadsworth
Make sure you include your tax bill stub with your check.

If you have questions or need assistance, Treasurer Burke suggests that you visit the Medina County Treasurer’s office in the County Administration Building or call 330.725.9748.

With the due date of February 9, 2018 for real estate tax bills approaching, Medina County Treasurer John Burke wants to remind taxpayers of last minute options for paying their taxes. “Using our online payment options, taxpayers can make sure their tax payment is made right up to midnight of the due date.”

Online tax payments are easy, safe, fast and convenient. Just go online to the Treasurer’s website at www.medinacountytreasurer.com and click “Search and Pay Taxes” in the left column to find your tax bill amount and online payment options.

There are several online tax payment options to choose from. You can pay using an e-check (electronic check) which allows the homeowner to pay directly from their bank account anytime 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There is a $1.50 fee paid to the vendor for using this option.

Taxpayers can also use their PayPal account or credit card. A fee of 2.25% is charged by the vendor for these options and the County does not receive any of the fees charged. MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express credit cards are accepted online. To pay with a credit card by phone call 888-607-8389. American Express is not accepted over the phone.  

There is also an option with PayPal that allows the tax bill amount to be paid on “PayPal credit.” There are no payments or interest charges if you pay it off in full within 6 months. The normal 2.25% fee does apply to using this option. “I have seen many taxpayers use this option to get extra time to pay and avoid missing the due date and a late penalty charge of 10%,” said Burke.

Of course, taxpayers can always make their tax payments in person at the Treasurer’s Office at 144 N. Broadway Street in Medina. As a convenience, Burke said his normal hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on weekdays are being extended on the due date of Friday, February 9th to 6:00 pm. There are also four drop boxes for tax payments located around the county – in Medina at the County Administration Building and at the Wadsworth Municipal Building, Brunswick City Hall and Lodi Library. Burke reminds taxpayers that only check payments are to be made using drop boxes (no cash) and remember to include your tax bill stub.

Any payments made by mail must be postmarked by the due date. “I always suggest that taxpayers who mail their tax payment on the last day walk it into the post office and make sure it is postmarked by that due date to avoid any late penalty fee,” said Burke. Taxpayers who are assessed a late penalty fee by the Auditor, may be able to get it removed by filing a Remission of Penalty form which can be obtained at the Treasurer’s Office.

If you have any questions about your tax bill you may call the Treasurer’s Office at 330-725-9748. You may also view your tax balance due, look up your tax payments or print a receipt online at our website, www.medinacountytreasurer.com. While on the website, you are also encouraged to join the Treasurer’s email list so that you can receive important due date reminders and other information regarding your tax bill online.

MEDINA COUNTY, OHIO – Medina County Treasurer John Burke wants to help taxpayers make sure they pay their property taxes by the February 9th due date to avoid penalties.  

The Treasurer’s Office provides a free service of reminding taxpayers who have not paid their taxes by the last week of collection of the tax payment due date. Treasurer Burke explained, “We run a report 5 days before the due date to determine who has not yet paid their taxes and automatically call them with a friendly reminder message about the due date.” The Treasurer sends the recorded reminder message to about 12,000 to 17,000 each half. Burke says about 65% of the calls are picked up live by the homeowner while the other 35% go to answering machines or services.

Burke said he believes Medina County is the only county in Ohio providing this type of customer service. “Each time we make those reminder calls, I will have some homeowner thank me for the reminder to pay taxes on time; it can usually save the taxpayer several hundred dollars in late penalty fees.” By Ohio Revised Code any late payment after the due date has a maximum penalty of 10% placed on the parcel by the County Auditor.

The Treasurer’s office has maintained a phone number database linked with taxpayers’ parcel numbers for over 15 years. But a growing problem has been County residents who have canceled their land-based home phone numbers and are using cellphone numbers instead. “Our phone number database has shrunk 25% in the last few years from about 47,000 phone numbers to 35,000,” Burke said.

Cellphones are not public like home phone numbers, and therefore the Treasurer’s Office makes a concerted effort to obtain current phone numbers and email addresses from taxpayers to provide important tax information. “We would like to be able to send pertinent tax information to homeowners directly and quickly by phone and/or email,” Burke noted. The Treasurer explained that this contact information is used only by his office for important tax information. “For example we would like taxpayers to know when tax bills have been mailed, if there is any issue with their tax bill or payment, and procedure or law changes that would immediately affect their tax bill.”

Treasurer Burke said there are several ways for taxpayers to update contact information. First is using the County Treasurer website at medinacountytreasurer.com and clicking the link under “Subscribe to Our Email List” on the homepage. Taxpayers can also call the Treasurer’s Office at 330-725-9748 or send the information by mail to John Burke, Medina County Treasurer, 144 N. Broadway Street, Medina Ohio 44256.

On January 9, 2018, Medina County Treasurer John Burke announced that first half 2017 tax bills are expected to be mailed within the next 10 days to property owners in Medina County. The official due date for these property tax bills is February 9, 2018.

If taxpayers do not receive a tax bill in the mail, Treasurer Burke recommends calling his office at 330.725.9748 or going to the Treasurer’s website (not the Auditor’s Website) at medinacountytreasurer.com and look up your tax bill. Just click “Search and Pay Taxes” in the left column to find your tax bill amount. Taxpayers can print an official tax bill and can also use online payment options.

Treasurer Burke noted. “Online tax payments are easy, safe, fast and convenient and we provide a variety of online payment options.” Taxpayers can pay by electronic check, ACH, credit card or PayPal account. There is a fee of $1.50 for ACH electronic checks. The fee for credit card and PayPal is 2.25% of the payment amount. These fees are paid directly to the bank vendors and Medina County does not receive any part of the fees.

If you are paying by check, convenient 24-Hour Drive-Up Drop Boxes may be found at the following locations:
•    Treasurer’s Office, County Administration Building, 144 North Broadway Street, Medina
•    Brunswick City Hall, 4095 Center Road, Brunswick
•    Lodi Library, 635 Wooster Street, Lodi
•    Wadsworth Municipal Building, 120 Maple Street, Wadsworth
Make sure you include your tax bill stub with your check.

Payments may be made in person at the Treasurer’s office at 144 N. Broadway, Medina, from 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday thru Friday. The office will be open until 6:00pm on the February 9th due date. You will need to present your entire tax bill at time of payment. Checks, cash or credit cards – Visa, MasterCard, Discover – are accepted over the counter. American Express is not. A convenience fee will be assessed by the vendor.

Tax payments which are mailed MUST be postmarked no later than the February 9th due date to avoid a 5% penalty; payments made after February 20th will be assessed a 10% penalty.

If you have any questions, please call Medina County Treasurer’s office at 330.725.9748.

​MEDINA COUNTY, OHIO – Medina County Treasurer John Burke announced homeowners should receive their 2nd half real estate tax bills in the mail within the week of June 12th. Treasurer Burke also unveiled a new mobile connection that allows taxpayers to make tax payments and access tax information from their smart phones. 

This new way of paying real estate taxes is faster, easier, more convenient and private according to Treasurer Burke. It provides an easy connection to the Medina County Treasurer’s website via a smart phone, and no mobile app needs to be down loaded. “It is safe and secure, it actually sets up a private session each time a taxpayer accesses our highly secure web browser,” Burke explained.

The use of smart phones to access information and pay bills is a growing trend. Burke noted that in a recent survey over 80% of mobile phones are now smartphones, and 46% of those users make mobile payments from their devices. The largest group of users of this technology is those under 35 years of age. “Striving to provide a higher level of service to taxpayers is a top priority in my office,” said Burke. “And mobile tax payments help achieve that goal.”

The Medina County Treasurer’s Office is one of only six counties in Ohio to adopt the new technology for making tax payments. “We actually tested it this year in January and had $204,000 in real estate taxes paid using this new mobile connection,” said Burke.

All the information on the County Treasurer’s website is available through the taxpayer’s mobile device. For example, tax payment history, actual tax bill, taxing information and payment options are accessible from any mobile device. If taxpayers have questions about this new payment method, they can contact the Treasurer’s office by calling 330-725-9748. 

Taxpayers can also make tax payments with their credit card or PayPal account. A standard 2.25% fee is charged by the vendor. Visit our website at medinacountytreasurer.com to make online payments. Electronic checks may be used to pay tax bills for a small fee of 50 cents.

Treasurer Burke noted there were 68,109 tax bills printed for the 2nd half 2016 collection. The due date for payment will be July 14, 2017. Taxpayers mailing their tax payment must have it postmarked by the due date. For customer convenience, the Treasurer’s Office will be open late until 6 pm on the due date of July 14th. You will need to present your entire tax bill at time of payment. Checks, cash or credit cards – Visa, MasterCard, Discover – are accepted over the counter. American Express is not. A convenience fee will be assessed by the vendor.

Tax payments which are mailed MUST be postmarked no later than the July 14th due date to avoid a 5% penalty; payments made after July 24th will be assessed a 10% penalty. 

If you do not receive your real estate tax bill within two weeks, Treasurer Burke suggests that you call his office at 330-725-9748.

​MEDINA COUNTY, OHIO – Medina County Treasurer John Burke wants to help taxpayers make sure they pay their property taxes on time to avoid penalties.  An insert was put in the in the first half tax bills asking taxpayers to provide current contact information such as cell phones and email addresses so that the Treasurer’s Office can contact them about important tax update information.
 
The Treasurer’s Office provides a free service of reminding taxpayers who have not paid their taxes by the last week of collection of the tax payment due date. Treasurer Burke explained,” We run a report 5 days before the due date to see who has not yet paid their taxes and automatically call them with a friendly reminder message about the due date. Last year my office called 11,836 taxpayers, helping them to avoid a penalty.”
 
Burke said he believes Medina County is the only county in Ohio providing this type of customer service. “Each time we make those reminder calls, I will have some homeowner thank me for the reminder to pay taxes on time; it can usually save the taxpayer several hundred dollars in late penalty fees.” By Ohio Revised Code any late payment after the due date has a maximum penalty of 10% placed on the parcel by the County Auditor.
 
The Treasurer’s office has maintained a phone number database linked with taxpayers’ parcel numbers for several years. But a growing problem has been County residents who have canceled their land-based home phone numbers and are using cellphone numbers instead. “Our phone number database has shrunk 25% in the last few years from about 47,000 phone numbers to 35,000,” Burke said.
 
Cellphones are not public like home phone numbers, and therefore the Treasurer’s Office makes a concerted effort to obtain current phone numbers from taxpayers. The Treasurer is also requesting email addresses to send information to taxpayers. “We would like to be able to send pertinent tax information to homeowners directly and quickly by phone and/or email,” Burke noted. The Treasurer explained that this contact information is used only by his office for important tax information. “For example we would like taxpayers to know when tax bills have been mailed, if there is any issue with their tax bill or payment, and procedure or law changes that would immediately affect their tax bill.”
 
Treasurer Burke said there are several ways for taxpayers to update contact information. First is using the County Treasurer website at medinacountytreasurer.com and clicking the link under “Subscribe to Our Email List” on the homepage. Taxpayers can also call the Treasurer’s Office at 330-725-9748 or send the information by mail to John Burke, Medina County Treasurer, 144 N. Broadway Street, Medina Ohio 44256.

MEDINA COUNTY, OHIO – With the due date of February 10th for real estate tax bills looming, Medina County Treasurer John Burke wants to remind taxpayers of last minute options for paying their taxes.
 
Online tax payments are easy, safe, fast and convenient. Just go online to the Treasurer’s website at medinacountytreasurer.com and click “Search and Pay Taxes” in the left column to find your tax bill amount and payment options.
 
There are several online tax payment options to choose from. You can pay using an e-check (electronic check) which allows the homeowner to pay directly from their bank account anytime 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There is a $0.50 fee paid to the vendor for using this option.
 
Taxpayers can also use their PayPal account or credit card. A fee of 2.25% is charged by the vendor for these options and the County does not receive any of the fees charged. MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express credit cards are accepted online. To pay with a credit card by phone call 888-607-8389. American Express is not accepted over the phone. 
 
There is also an option with PayPal that allows the tax bill amount to be paid on “PayPal credit.” There are no payments or interest charges if you pay it off in full within 6 months. The normal 2.25% fee does apply to using this option.  “I have seen many taxpayers use this option to get extra time to pay and avoid missing the due date and getting a late penalty charge of 10%,” said Burke.
 
Of course, taxpayers can always make their tax payments in person at the Treasurer’s Office at 144 N. Broadway Street in Medina. As a convenience Burke said his normal hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on weekdays are being extended on the due date of Friday, February 10th to 6:00 pm. There are also four drop boxes for tax payments located around the county – in Medina at the County Administration Building and at the Wadsworth Municipal Building, Brunswick City Hall and Lodi Library. Burke reminds taxpayers that only check payments are to be made using drop boxes (no cash) and remember to include your tax bill stub.
 
Any payments made by mail must be postmarked by the due date. “I always suggest that taxpayers who mail their tax payment on the last day walk it into the post office and make sure it is postmarked by that due date to avoid any late penalty fee,” said Burke. Taxpayers who are assessed a late penalty fee by the Auditor, may be able to get it removed by filing a Remission of Penalty form which can be obtained at the Treasurer’s Office.
 
If you have any questions about your tax bill you may call the Treasurer’s Office at 330-725-9748. You may also view your tax balance due, look up your tax payments or print a receipt online at our website, medinacountytreasurer.com. While on the website, you are also encouraged to join the Treasurer’s email list so that you can receive important due date reminders and other information regarding your tax bill online.