Half Payment Property Tax Deadline

Wendy Burgess, Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector, reminds Tarrant County taxpayers that they have an option when paying property taxes.

Taxpayers may pay their current-year property taxes in two equal installments. To qualify for this half-payment option, taxpayers must pay one-half of the total current-year property taxes owed by 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time on December 2, 2024. “The date was extended from November 30 because it falls on a Saturday this year,” stated Burgess.

If a taxpayer makes a qualifying and timely first installment payment, the second payment is due by June 30, 2025. No penalty or interest will accrue on the unpaid second half until after June 30, 2025.

The Tarrant County Tax Office began mailing property tax statements in mid-October. Most taxpayers should have received their statement by now. We are in the process of mailing statements to taxpayers with an Over 65 or Disability Exemption, and it may be mid-December before they are received. However, if a statement hasn’t been received, one can be printed from our new payment portal at Tarrant County Tax Payer  or email taxoffice@tarrantcountytx.gov to request one.

Burgess also announced that “mineral values have yet to be obtained from the 3rd party appraiser. When these values are available, statements will be mailed and available online for payment. Values are expected to go down. If you pay early, you will likely receive a refund causing more confusion and cost. Thank you for your patience.”

Failure to receive a notice does not impact the validity of the tax, penalty, or interest imposed. Sign up for Paperless Billing on our Property Tax page and have future statements delivered electronically to your email. If your mortgage company escrows your taxes, the property tax statement was sent to the mortgage company the second week of October if requested.

If taxpayers do not choose the half-payment option, the deadline to pay the full amount of taxes to avoid penalty and interest is January 31, 2025. Partial payments are accepted at any time after statements are mailed.
Payments may be made in person at any of the eight Tax Office locations. Operating hours are 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. There is no fee for e-checks.

Electronic checks and credit cards are accepted over the internet at Tarrant County Tax Payer  or by phone at 817-884-1110. There is a fee for using debit and credit cards payable directly to the card provider. We highly encourage feeless payment by e-check to avert any potential issues with a physical check while in transit to our office.

Contact us with questions at 817-884-1100 or by email at taxoffice@tarrantcountytx.gov.