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Mecklenburg County will mail 2024 bills for real property, individual personal property, and business personal property taxes by July 31, 2024. Bills are due Sept. 1, 2024, and must be paid by Jan. 6, 2025, to avoid interest.  

Neal Dixon, Tax Collector for Mecklenburg County, will be retiring at the end of July. After serving the County for nearly 30 years, Neal has been an invaluable part of countless projects and will leave an enduring legacy.  

Mecklenburg County has been recognized with ten 2024 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo). 

Effective with the August 2024 Prepared Food & Beverage Tax Return (July sales), a new line item is included on the form.

The Mecklenburg County Office of the Tax Collector (OTC) collects real estate taxes for Mecklenburg County, the City of Charlotte, and the six surrounding towns: Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill, and Pineville

Approximately 40,350 Mecklenburg County property owners who have delinquent 2023 real and personal property tax bills will have their names and the principal amount they owe published, as required by state law, in The Charlotte Observer, on Sunday, April 7, 2024. Bills paid after Feb. 29, 2024, may be included in the advertisement. 

The Office of the Tax Collector (OTC) encourages taxpayers to remit their tax payments now to avoid delinquency. Real estate and personal property tax payments must be paid or postmarked by the United States Postal Service (USPS) on or before Jan. 5, 2024, to avoid interest charges.

Mecklenburg County will mail 2023 bills for real property, individual personal property, and business personal property taxes by July 31, 2023.

​Approximately 42,000 Mecklenburg County property owners who have delinquent 2022 real and personal property tax bills will have their names and the principal amount they owe published, as required by state law, in The Charlotte Observer, on Sunday, April 2, 2023.