Bastrop County residents have until Jan. 31 to pay their 2025 property tax bills, but officials urge caution as updated mailing procedures could lead to costly mistakes.
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Bastrop County Tax Assessor-Collector Ellen Owens said the United States Postal Service recently changed how it handles postmarked mail, which could lead to filing delays.
“I am concerned that taxpayers are going to place their tax payment in the mail on the Jan. 31 deadline, but not walk it to the mail clerk and get the stamp hand-canceled with the postmark date,” she said. "If a taxpayer merely puts the mail in the slot on the last day, it's probable that it won’t get processed and postmarked until Feb. 1, which would incur late penalties and interest.”
