KNOXVILLE — The annual Marion County tax sale will be held online on June 19, 2023.  Any unpaid property taxes will be offered for sale to qualifying tax investors, and the monthly penalty will increase from 1.5% to 2%.

You may check for outstanding property taxes by clicking the links to our payment page on the county website:  https://marioncountyiowa.gov/treasurer/property_taxes/ .

Note:  Property tax records only cycle once a year on July 1 when the county prepares to issue new tax statements.  Therefore, any ownership changes that happen after July 1 are not reflected on tax statements or in the system until the next July 1.  If you have purchased/closed on a property after July 1, 2022, you must search for the property by address, parcel, or the old owner’s name to see if the taxes are paid. 

Here are a few important things to remember about property taxes and the tax sale:

• The county accepts guaranteed funds only beginning June 5 – NO CHECKS.
• Unpaid taxes are sold at tax sale; not properties.  However, if the taxes remain unpaid, the tax sale investor may begin legal proceedings to acquire the deed to the property after 1 year and 9 months.
• The county accepts partial payments on regular taxes.  However, they cannot accept partial payments on taxes that are in a tax sale.  Therefore, even if you can’t pay the full amount due right now, you are encouraged to pay what you can on your current taxes to limit the amount sold at tax sale.

Additional details about the tax sale process can be found on the county website:  https://marioncountyiowa.gov/treasurer/tax_sale/.