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A non-assessment form can replace a paid receipt

Cole County says the motor vehicle office may accept a non-assessment form when a resident was not assessed and does not owe Cole County personal property tax.

A license-office trip can need proof even when no Cole County personal-property tax was owed.

That is where a non-assessment form comes in. It can stand in for a paid tax receipt when the paperwork establishes that the person was not assessed and does not owe Cole County personal-property tax.

The wrinkle is that a personal-property account may still need to exist before the form makes sense. That is common for a new resident, a first vehicle in someone’s name, or a year when the usual tax receipt does not exist.

Handle the assessment paperwork before standing in the license-office line. The Assessor and Collector can help sort whether the answer is a paid receipt, a corrected account, or a non-assessment form.

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