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The Wayne County Tax Office is open Monday - Wednesday and also Friday from 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. and on Thursday from 8:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. Checks should be made out to: Sheriff of Wayne County. The mailing address is: PO Box 218 Wayne, WV 25570 The telephone number for Tax Questions is: 304-272-6723 The Tax Office can accept payment, either in person, or by mail. Click Here to meet our staff!
INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR TAXES:
Assessment Date means a particular day upon which ownership and valuation are to
be ascertained for the purposes of allocation of liability for, and future levy
of property taxes.
Assessment date constitutes a fixed reference to a particular day upon which
ownership and value are to be ascertained for future levy. July 1st of each year
is fixed as the assessment date. This information is used to establish the
amount of taxes for the following year.
An important message from the Wayne County, WV Tax Department:
New Homeowners Real Estate Tax Bills - Each July 1st the file for all property is frozen in regard to the value, name and address that is utilized to prepare and mail tax bills for the following tax year. This is particularly important, when you are purchasing real estate as the tax bills will be mailed to the former owner. An example: John and Susie Jones buy a house on August 15, 2000. During the closing the taxes for the year 2000 will be prorated between the seller and the Jones for the year 2000. The Jones need to make sure that those year 2000 taxes are paid. The tax bill for year 2000 would have already been received by the seller on July 15th. Now for the difficult part; because the seller owned the house on July 1, 2000, the tax bill for year 2001 will be prepared and mailed in the seller's name and mailed to the seller's address. Hopefully this tax bill will be forwarded by the seller to the new owner the Jones. These tax bills are mailed on July 15th of each year. As a new owner, if you have not received a tax bill by July 25th of any year, you should call the tax office and request a bill. You may reach your tax office at 304-272-6723.
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX CYCLE
On July 1st of each year, the Wayne County Assessor mails a personal property declaration form to each individual and business registered with the Assessor's Office. If you do not receive this form please call 304-272-6357, or come into our office.