Election Information: - The Auditor's Office administers the county functions of Federal, State, and local elections Office is a resource to cities, townships, and school districts in the election process. This process involves: - Absentee voting administration - Administering county recounts - Candidate filings - Election day signature rosters - Election judge/volunteer training - Election night results - Registration of voters County Financial Services: - Maintains the county's financial records and statement Property Tax and Land Information: - Billing and accepting payments for property taxes - Land records The auditor's office administers the issuance of auctioneer, beer and liquor, precious metal, transient merchant, and tobacco licenses

Establishes and maintains property tax rolls and administers the property tax system. Collects all current real estate taxes and apportions tax receipts to local units of government.

Walk-in assistance for income tax problems at locations throughout the state. Topics include tax forms, information on personal tax accounts, help obtaining copies of past tax returns, etc. Taxpayers who know have filed can check their refund status using the Where's My Refund tool online. Filing status, Social Security Number, and whole dollar amount of refund are required. Scammers often try to impersonate IRS personnel. Below are some signs that a scammer may be on the phone: - Ask for credit card numbers over the phone - The agency will not call without mailing a bill - Threaten arrest through local police or law-enforcement - The IRS will not angrily demand payment over the phone - Require you to use a specific payment method, such as a pre-paid debit card Individuals who believe they are the target of an impersonation scam should call the IRS.

Collects property taxes

Responsible for county election administration, financial records, and tax collection and information

The County Auditor / Treasurer office provides taxation and financial oversight for the county. Duties include: - Oversight of the county budget - Issuing motor vehicle, driver, game, fish, off road, liquor, beer, and cigarette licenses - Collecting property tax payments including all postponed and delinquent property taxes - Receipt and disbursement of all county funds - Maintaining tax billing and collection history records for archives and public inspection

Services include: - Voter registration and elections - Trains election judges - Collection of delinquent taxes - Forfeiture of properties - Inventory of all tax forfeited property - Issues licenses including:Liquor,Beer,Wine,Tobacco,Auctioneer,Fireworks,Transient Merchant,Tubing,Board Approval Gambling Permits - Registration for motor vehicle licenses, DNR licenses, driver's license renewals

Election concerns: - Absentee ballots - Instructions for election officials - Issued certificates of nomination and election - Preparation of ballot forms - Tabulates unofficial vote count - Where to vote License issuance: - Applications for charitable gaming license - Cigarette sales - Maintains records of auctioneer, malt liquor, and wine licenses Property issues: - Computes and proves tax settlements - Current and delinquent property taxes - Current tax calculation - Distributes tax settlements - Escrow records - Land descriptions and land ownership information - Print and mail tax statements - Property tax collections - Tax forfeit land sales

Calculates the amount of real estate, personal, and mobile home tax that will be paid by each property owner in the County based on the valuations certified by the County Assessor and classifications established by the State of Minnesota. Statements are distributed to taxpayers indicating the amount of tax due and the due date.

Collection of: - Real Estate Taxes - Mobile Home Taxes - Personal Property Taxes - Severed Mineral Taxes Provides - Deed Taxes - Real Estate and Property Tax information Disperses Checks for: - Cities - Towns - Schools - Payroll - Commissioners Warrants All County monies are collected here - Marriage Licenses - Passport information

- Serving as chief general accounting officer: accounts payable, accounts receivable, central payroll and benefit administration, and preparation of periodic financial reports and an annual financial statement. - Serving on the budget committee and providing accounting and technical support for the annual budget and truth in taxation processes. - Administering the property tax system, including all levy and tax increment financing data, tax settlement process, parcel ownership database, delinquent taxes, and tax forfeiture. - Maintaining computerized parcel-based mapping for the geographic land records information systems. - Serving as chief election officer of the county. - Providing licensing services for the retain sales of liquor, beer, tobacco; precious metals; transient merchant; mass gathering permits, public fireworks displays, and gambling permits and exemptions. - Supervising internal mail services division for all incoming and outgoing county mail. - Disbursing county funds at the direction of the county board to cover county liabilities, and serving as chief investment officer to invest available fund balances under statutory guidelines. - Mailing billing statements and collecting payment for all real estate, personal property, severed mineral interests, manufactured homes, and tree growth taxes. - Maintaining tax books showing taxes paid or unpaid. - Settling and distributing taxes collected for local taxing districts of the county - towns, cities, school districts, and special taxing districts. - Completing tax certificates and tax searches. - Providing tax record information to realtors, mortgage companies and escrow agents. - Collecting deed and mortgage registration taxes. - Administering vital statistics - birth, death, marriage, notary public applications and service.

Collects property taxes

Provides property values for tax purposes

Walk-in assistance for income tax problems at locations throughout the state. Topics include tax forms, information on personal tax accounts, help obtaining copies of past tax returns, etc. Taxpayers who know have filed can check their refund status using the Where's My Refund tool online. Filing status, Social Security Number, and whole dollar amount of refund are required. Scammers often try to impersonate IRS personnel. Below are some signs that a scammer may be on the phone: - Ask for credit card numbers over the phone - The agency will not call without mailing a bill - Threaten arrest through local police or law-enforcement - The IRS will not angrily demand payment over the phone - Require you to use a specific payment method, such as a pre-paid debit card Individuals who believe they are the target of an impersonation scam should call the IRS.

Walk-in assistance for income tax problems at locations throughout the state. Topics include tax forms, information on personal tax accounts, help obtaining copies of past tax returns, etc. Taxpayers who know have filed can check their refund status using the Where's My Refund tool online. Filing status, Social Security Number, and whole dollar amount of refund are required. Scammers often try to impersonate IRS personnel. Below are some signs that a scammer may be on the phone: - Ask for credit card numbers over the phone - The agency will not call without mailing a bill - Threaten arrest through local police or law-enforcement - The IRS will not angrily demand payment over the phone - Require you to use a specific payment method, such as a pre-paid debit card Individuals who believe they are the target of an impersonation scam should call the IRS.

Collects property taxes

Responsible for calculating, collecting, and distributing taxes for the county, cities, township, and school districts. Also, it calculates the county payroll and employee benefits, administers and maintains the election system, and issues transient merchant, auctioneer, and liquor licenses. Also mandates beaver and gopher control.

Provides services such as: - Election preparation ?- Management of county finances - Tax collection and information

- Election administration: responsible for training election judges and officials, printing ballots, acting as filing officer for county races, distributing absentee ballots and tabulating election results - General administration - Property tax administration - Responsible for issuing liquor, wine, beer, tobacco, auctioneer, dance, and transient merchant licenses

Licenses: - Auctioneer, Precious Metal, and Transient Merchant - Election voter registration cards and absentee voting applications - Liquor, 3.2 Beer, Tobacco, Fireworks, and Charitable Gambling within Scott County Township - Passport applications/photos Taxes: - Change of address forms - Payment of personal property taxes ?- Real estate and mobile home taxes - Recording real estate transactions, deed taxes and mortgage registration - Taxpayer information Vital Statistics: - Applications for marriage licenses - Authentication of a notary for Scott County - Certified copies of birth certificates, death certificates and marriage certificates - Registration of notary for Scott County - Ordination/marriage officiant registration Other Services: - Homestead applications - Notary service

Provides financial and tax issues

- Calculates tax capacity rates, credits, and net property taxes - Certification of tax levies for taxing districts - Collection of current and delinquent property taxes - Distribution of taxes to taxing districts - Filing of deeds and mortgages - Filing of legal plats - Maintains ditch fund assessments - Maintains records of property owners - Member of the County Board of Equalization - Property tax refunds - Special assessments - Tax forfeiture proceedings - Tax increment financing - Transmission and Distribution Line Taxes - Wind Energy Taxes

- Calculates and collects state deed tax, mortgage registration tax, and reviews certificates of real estate value - Handles land combinations; name/address changes; splits to property and the vacation of roads and land; and annexations - Maintains property tax files

The County Auditor and Treasurer offices provide taxation and financial oversight for the county. Duties include: oversight of the county budget; issuing motor vehicle, driver, game, fish, off road, liquor, beer, and cigarette licenses; collecting property tax payments including all postponed and delinquent property taxes; receipt and disbursement of all county funds; and maintaining tax billing and collection history records for archives and public inspection.

Provides information on: - Current and Delinquent Taxes - Forfeiture of Property - Special Assessment - Tax Settlements - Issues Liquor and Auctioneer Licenses