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O.C. Property Tax payments are due by next Wednesday

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Art Pedroza Posted in Orange County, Santa Ana, Taxes Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2013

Contact: Shari L. Freidenrich (714) 834-7625; Treasurer@ttc.ocgov.com

Property Tax Payment Deadline is next Wednesday!

Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector Shari Freidenrich today reminds Orange County taxpayers that the second installment of property taxes is due no later than Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Payments not received by Wednesday, unless they have a United States Postal Service stamp on or before April 10, will incur a 10% late penalty fee. Current second installment secured tax receipts are approximately 1.5% ahead of the same time last year with $69.8 million more in property taxes being received. Total secured tax receipts are $144.5 million ahead of the same time last year. Continue reading→

Orange County Property Tax Auction Sale set for Thursday, 5/31

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Editor Posted in Housing, Orange County, Santa Ana Leave a comment

PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DATE: May 22, 2012

Contact: Shari L. Freidenrich, (714) 834-7625, Treasurer@ttc.ocgov.com

Property Tax Sale Auction on Thursday, May 31, 2012

Santa Ana, CA – Orange County Treasurer Shari L. Freidenrich announced that the next tax auction is Thursday, May 31, at 10:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room at 333 W. Santa Ana Boulevard, Building 10, Santa Ana. All bidders must pre-register on May 30, and registration information is available on the website at bos.ocgov.com/taxauction. To register your e-mail for tax auction information, just go to bos.ocgov.com/taxauctionreminder. Continue reading→

O.C. Treasurer-Tax Collector announces top 10 property taxpayers

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Orange County, Santa Ana, Taxes Leave a comment

The Walt Disney World Company pays $36,701,081 in O.C. property taxes

PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 17, 2011
Contact: Shari Freidenrich, (714) 834-7625, Treasurer@ttc.ocgov.com

TOP TEN PROPERTY TAX PAYERS – SECURED AND UNSECURED

Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector Shari L. Freidenrich announced that for 2011 the Top Ten Property Taxpayers, in the secured and unsecured categories in the County of Orange are as follows:

Secured: Continue reading→

Free Filing of Annual Assessment Appeals Now through Sept. 15

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Art Pedroza Posted in Orange County, Real Estate, Santa Ana, Taxes Leave a comment

Press Release, For Immediate Release: July 21, 2010

Contact: Darlene J. Bloom, Clerk of the Board
Phone (714) 834-2206, Fax (714) 834-4439
Hall of Administration
333 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Rm 101
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Free Filing of Annual Assessment Appeals Now through Sept. 15

The Annual Assessment Appeals Filing Period is from July 2,– September 15, 2010

(Santa Ana, CA) The Orange County Clerk of the Board reminds residents that the Annual Filing Period for filing an assessment appeal began July 2, 2010 and will run through September 15, 2010. If you believe that the value of your property is less than the assessed value established by the Assessor for January 1, 2010 lien date, you can challenge your assessment by filing an assessment appeal. It is not necessary to use a tax agent or pay a fee to file an assessment appeal.

The Clerk of the Board has created an online e-file program that provides step-by-step assistance in completing your appeal form. You can locate the assessment appeals e-file program at http://assessmentappeals.ocgov.com/aa/. Workshops to better understand the appeal process and to assist you in preparing for your hearing are held at various libraries throughout the County. Workshop schedules can be found at http://www.ocgov.com/cob. Again, there is NO charge for filing an assessment appeal.

Santa Ana is the fourth most expensive city in the O.C. to do business in

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Art Pedroza Posted in Business, Civic Affairs, Miguel Pulido, Santa Ana 1 Comment

In 2008, Santa Ana was found to be the third most expensive Orange County cities to do business in, “according to the 14th annual Cost of Doing Business Survey from the Rose Institute of State & Local Government at Claremont McKenna College and Kosmont Companies in Los Angeles,” as published in the O.C. Register.

In 2009, the same study found that Santa Ana was the fourth most expensive city in Orange County, to do business in. Click here to read that article in the O.C. Register.

Santa Ana also has some of the highest property taxes in the O.C. due to the passage of numerous SAUSD and Rancho Santiago Community College District bond measures. A large chunk of the college bond was used to build a training academy for O.C. Sheriffs that we just didn’t need – our County is ringed by similar academies that are easily within thirty minutes of Orange County.

Isn’t it interesting that some of the BEST cities in Orange County charge the LEAST for business licenses? Irvine, Tustin, Yorba Linda and Costa Mesa all rank amongst the cities with the LOWEST business costs. Even Newport Beach has a much lower cost than Santa Ana. Continue reading→