Credit/debit
card payments are also available at the various public kiosks at the
Courthouse during the regular business hours of the Georgetown County
Treasurer’s Office. We will provide a computer that you can use to
make tax payments on the Internet and at public PCs throughout the
county (at the courthouse lobby, the Treasurer’s office, the
Auditor’s office, the Assessor’s office, some Parks and Recreation
centers, some fire stations, and the main library).
We
have chosen to use Official Payments Corp. to provide this credit card
and electronic check payment service to the County. This company
provides this service to many states, local counties, and to the
United States Internal Revenue Service.
Whenever
a credit card is used for any purchase, the merchant does not receive
the full amount that is charged to the credit card. Online businesses
sometimes recover this cost by adding a "handling fee" to
the cost of the merchandise ordered. To pay for this service, Official
Payments Corp. will charge you a convenience fee. This fee will show
up as a separate charge on your Official Payments confirmation;
Georgetown County does not receive any of this fee. This fee will not
show on your paid Georgetown County tax receipt. A complete fee
schedule follows this information. You will be informed of the amount
of the fee before your transaction is completed and you will have an
opportunity to terminate the transaction if you do not wish to accept
the charge.
Please
keep in mind that, per South Carolina State Law, you cannot pay a
current tax bill if there are outstanding prior year taxes on that
same property. You will be able to pay the Delinquent taxes
online. You can then go to the next tax year due and make a separate
transaction to pay the taxes due. Georgetown County will return any
tax payment made for current taxes if there are taxes outstanding for
prior years. Any convenience fee paid will NOT be refunded.
Please
examine all of the information to determine if this method of payment
suits your needs.
The
digital receipt that you print after making your payment is a
confirmation of your payment, but this receipt is
NOT acceptable at the DMV. If you call and request one from
the Treasurer, you will be mailed an official tax receipt within three
(3) business days of your payment for vehicle taxes. If you pay over
the Internet at the computer provided in the Treasurer’s office, you
may request that a paid receipt be printed for you after you complete
the transaction.
PLEASE
NOTE: Your account may NOT show this payment for up to three (3)
business days after you make your payment. Do NOT submit a second
payment if you receive a digital receipt and confirmation number. This
transaction date will be the payment date posted to your account.