Pay Taxes and Fees

• Real Estate
• Individual and Business Personal Property
• Registered Motor Vehicles (Through NC DMV)
• Business Tax and Licenses
• Garage / Yard / Attic Sale License

Other Ways to Pay

Real estate, personal property, and registered motor vehicle tax bills can be paid 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by credit card or debit card.

1-800-994-1026

Write bill number on check or money order.

Mecklenburg County Tax Collector
P.O. Box 71063
Charlotte, NC 28272 -1063

Write bill number on check or money order.

Mecklenburg County Tax Collector
P.O. Box 31457
Charlotte, NC 28231-1457

Write account number on check or money order.

City-County Tax Collector
P.O. Box 32728
Charlotte, NC 28232-2728

Payments sent electronically from your financial institution may take up to four business days after the date you authorized payment. 

Please Note: The 24-digit bill number must be entered in the account number box to ensure proper posting to your bill. Payments received without a bill number will be rejected and returned.

Unlike property taxes, payments are sent as a paper check by a mail service rather than through an electronic format.

It may take up to six business days after the date you authorized your financial institution to make the payment before it is posted to your account. 

Valerie C. Woodard Center
3205 Freedom Drive, Suite 3000
Charlotte, NC 28208

Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m

We accept cash, money order, check, credit card or debit card that can be used without a personal identification number.

Valerie C. Woodard Center 3205 Freedom Drive, Suite 3000 Charlotte, NC 28208

Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m

We accept cash, money order, check, credit card or debit card that can be used without a personal identification number.

 We accept American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa. Debit cards that can be used without a personal identification number are also accepted.

A service fee will be charged by a third-party vendor for credit or debit card payments. Visa debit/Mastercard debit – convenience fee of .95. All other credit/debit cards – convenience fee of 2.35% or minimum of .95 fee charged. Mecklenburg County does not receive any portion of the service fee associated with this service.

No service fee is charged for eCheck transactions.

Checks must have drawer's name, drawer's address, check number, financial institution's name, and MICR numbers preprinted on the check. Checks must have the current date, numbers printed, the amount paid spelled out, and a signature. Mecklenburg County does not accept starter, counter, altered, or photocopied checks.

Learn more information about the taxes and their due dates.

• Gross Receipts Change of Address
• Real Estate Change of Address
• Individual Personal Property Change of Address
• Registered Motor Vehicle Change of Address
• Business Personal Personal Property Change of Address
• Power of Attorney

• Room Occupancy Tax Return
• Vehicle Rental Tax Return
• Prepared Food and Beverage Tax Return
• Heavy Equipment Tax Return

• City Auto Fee Elderly Reduction Application
• Elderly Property Tax Relief
• Disabled Veteran Property Tax Relief
• Circuit Breaker Property Tax Deferral
• Property Tax Exemptions
• Builder Property Tax Exemption
• Certification of Disability for Property Tax Exclusion - NC Department of Revenue AV-9A
• Antique Automobile Exclusion - NC Department of Revenue AV-66

• Property Assessment Valuation
• Individual Personal Property Listing
• Business Personal Property Listing

North Carolina General Statute 105-330.6(c) allows a taxpayer to turn in the vehicle’s license plate to the NC Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and obtain a refund of taxes paid for the number of full months remaining in the vehicle’s tax year. Taxpayers may request a refund of RMV Taxes from the Office of the Tax Collector in the County where the vehicle is registered. The following documents are needed:

• Form FS-20 the dated receipt provided by the NCDMV when the license plate is surrendered

• A bill of sale or other proof of ownership transfer

Proration of RMV Taxes FAQ

Contact the Tax Customer Service Center at 704-336-7600 or via e-mail at [email protected] with any questions.

This form can be used by qualifying taxpayers to receive a .00 refund of the .00 Charlotte Auto Fee. In order to qualify, a taxpayer must be 65 years of age or older in the month in which the automobile registration expires and have a disposable income that does not exceed thirty-seven thousand, nine hundred dollars (,900). Disposable income includes all monies received from Social Security, retirement income, dividends, etc. for the prior year. The form must be filed within 30 days from the tax bill due date. Contact the Tax Customer Service Center at 704-336-7600 or via e-mail at [email protected] with any questions.

This list is a resource guide to help those who are starting a new business. It is important that business owners comply with all governmental regulations for opening and operating a business Please contact the Business Tax Collections unit by telephone at 980-314-4400 or via e-mail at [email protected] with any questions.

The Prepared Food & Beverage Tax Return is remitted monthly by retailers who make food or beverages available for immediate human consumption Please contact the Business Tax Collections unit by telephone at 980-314-4400 or via e-mail at [email protected] with any questions.

New Business Information Form

The Room Occupancy Tax Return is remitted monthly by those who rent rooms, lodging, or provides accommodation furnished by a hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, or similar place in Mecklenburg County. Please contact the Business Tax Collections unit by telephone at 980-314-4400 or via e-mail at [email protected] with any questions.

New Business Information Form

The Vehicle Rental Tax Return is remitted monthly by those engaged in leasing or renting vehicles to the public on a short-term basis. Please contact the Business Tax Collections unit by telephone at 980-314-4400 or via e-mail at [email protected] with any questions.

New Business Information Form

The Heavy Equipment Tax Return is remitted quarterly by those who rent or lease heavy equipment on a short-term basis. Please contact the Business Tax Collections unit by telephone at 704-336-7600 or via e-mail at [email protected] with any questions.

New Business Information Form