Courthouse News & Announcements

Courthouse News - Feb. 13, 2008

UNION COUNTY RECORDER, Paula White, 641-782-1725.

Hunter Safety Course:

Saturday, April 5,  9-5 at SWCC Allied Health & Science Center Auditorium and Sunday, April 6, 1-4 at Three Mile Lodge.  There is no charge and you may pre-register at this office.

Passport changes effective Feb. 1:

1. A New Passport Card for land & sea travel to Mexico, Canada, Bermuda & the Caribbean can be applied for, but will not be processed until late spring.
2. Fee changes for passports also went into effect.  The federal fee went up $8.00 and the county share went down $5.00.  The net result is a $3.00 increase.  Processing times are still 4-6 weeks.
3. Now children under 16 will require two parent consent.

Log onto the federal website: travel.state.gov for additional information or call our office.

The Iowa Recorder’s Association has a new website available to search land transactions at no fee.  www.iowalandrecords.org.

Boaters Take Note:  Casual sales (sales between individuals) are subject to Iowa Sales Tax and depending on the point of delivery, local option tax.  You need a Bill of Sale from the seller, registration and a title if the boat is 17’ or longer.

The Union County Website is www.unioncountyiowa.org.  Forms are available to request a vital record, marriage application, passport application or bill of sale form.  If you have a problem with any of these services, please call the office so we can help you.

 

UNION COUNTY AUDITOR - Sandy Hysell, 641-782-1701.

  

UNION COUNTY TREASURER - Linda Marley,641-782-1710.
Drivers License (hours 8:30-4:00).

Second half real estate taxes are due by March 31^st.  The payment coupons for both halves were attached to the tax statements that were mailed in August 2007.  Please remember to bring or send this coupon with your payment as it helps us to properly apply the payment.  You may pay by cash, check or Discover card in our office or by mail.  You may pay online using Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or have the tax deducted from your checking or savings account.  The fee for using the e-check method of payment has decreased from two dollars to forty cents per transaction.  The fee for using your credit card is 2.5% of the total tax due plus $1.50 per transaction.  Our office is open to accept payments from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.  The office will close at noon on Good Friday, March 21^st.  The website is available 24/7. 

Don’t forget to ask for your Senior Citizen/Disabled property tax and mobile home credit forms.  In order to qualify, your income has to be less than $19,503 for the year of 2007.  The form needs to be completed and returned to us by June 1, 2008 to qualify for the taxes due in September 2008.

If your taxes are included in your mortgage payment, please keep in mind that those payments do not usually come into our office until the last week of March.  You can check the paid or unpaid status of your taxes on the website.  Payments usually show posted within 2 days of receipt.  You may also check with our office as to the payment status. 

Many people are working on getting their income tax returns filed at this time also.  We are receiving inquiries as to the amount of property taxes and vehicle registration fees that were paid in 2007.  Your vehicle registrations, that should be kept in the vehicle, show the amount that was paid.  If you need assistance from us in finding the amount, please have your license plate number available when calling. 

www.iowatreasurers.org

www.getyourtags.com

  

UNION COUNTY ASSESSOR - Gene Haner, 641-782-1735.

Please check and make sure you have a current Homestead and Military Exemption on your property.  If you have purchased a different home, make sure you have signed up for these exemptions.

The qualification for any honorably discharged member of the United Armed Forces has been changed to be eligible for the military exemption on your property taxes. Now if you have served eighteen months or more in the armed forces irregardless of when you served, you are now eligible for a Military Exemption or if you have served for twenty years in the Reserves or the National Guard you are also eligible for the military credit. What is required to sign for this credit is either a DD-214 from the regular service or a complete listing of years served from the Guard or Reserve.

You are also required to inform this office if you have removed or built any new buildings or dwellings or if you have remodeled any buildings or dwellings.

Family Farm Credit is now a one-time sign up and can be signed at any time for qualifying owners.

 

UNION COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS-Mike King, Chairperson, Ron Riley, Vice-chair, Bob Brown, Don Irelan, Tom McCann—782-1720

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