David B. Francis, Director
215 N. Main Street
Waynesville, NC 28786
Phone: (828) 452-6643
Fax: (828) 452-6661
2009 Tax Rates (County, Municipal and Fire Districts)
Delinquent Property Taxes List (as of May 27, 2009)
Welcome to the Haywood County Tax Administration web pages. The Tax Administration Office is divided into three sections:
Assessment Division
The Assessment Division is responsible for maintaining records of real and personal property ownership for use in determining ad valorem taxation. This information is collected and used each year. The listing period begins in January. Real property is permanently listed and does not require the owner to re-list every year. Personal property such as boats, farm machinery, campers, mobile homes and other business property must be listed every year in January. The tax rate for each fiscal year is usually set in May or June by the Haywood County Board of Commissioners. Tax bills are usually mailed in August or September each year.
The Real Property Appraisal Office is part of the Assessment Division and is responsible for the appraisal of all real property in Haywood County. There are 48,876 parcels of real property in the county. North Carolina Statute 105-286 requires that all real property, which includes land and buildings, be revalued for tax purposes at least every eight years or sooner if adopted by the Board of Commissioners. Haywood County was last revalued in 2006 and is due for new valuations in 2010.
Assessment Links:
Classifications of Real and Personal Property
Listing Information of Business Owners
Business Personal Property
Business Personal Property Listing Form Descriptions
Business Questionnaire (clicking will begin download of form in Word format)
Frequently Asked Questions - Personal Property
Frequently Asked Questions - Business Property
Frequently Asked Questions - Property Reappraisal
Collection Division
The Collection Division is responsible for collecting all county real estate taxes and for collecting motor vehicle taxes for the county as well as the towns of Canton, Clyde, Maggie Valley and Waynesville. In accordance with North Carolina General Statutes, the collector has authority to use the following means to collect delinquent taxes: Garnishment of wages, attachment of funds such as bank accounts or money owed to the taxpayer, levy on personal property and foreclosure of real estate.
Frequently Asked Questions about Tax Collection
County Tax Rates Since 1995
Land Records/Geographic Information Systems
The Land Records/ Geographic Information Systems Division has three primary functions - To transfer by document real property from one name to another ; to maintain property line maps and digitize new land characteristic layers into the GIS; and to assist the public. By visiting this office, citizens can access most information generated by other departments; i.e., deeds, appraisal, tax billing, and tax collections.
Land Records and GIS - Full Information
Statement from Haywood County Tax Administrator
Welcome to the Haywood County Tax Administration web pages. We are pleased to offer you a more comprehensive and easy to use web page. During the coming months, mapping, tax inquiry and deed search will be updated to make it user friendly. We look forward to bringing you these updates and more.
Any comments and suggestions please contact me at
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David Francis
Tax Administrator
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