Residents of Travis Co. urged to pay property taxes online due to a sharp increase in the number of court cases

Austin, Texas – The deadline for paying property taxes online is Tuesday, January 31 at midnight.

Travis County Tax Collector Bruce Elfant is asking residents to pay property taxes online after he brought up the latest crime figures.

The Travis County Sheriff’s Office is investigating nine open cases in which property tax payments were stolen from tax office customers in the mail for the 2021 tax year.

Referring to the recent surge in scams where criminals stalk victims from a bank, ATM or check cashing store, Elfant said bringing cash to the IRS can also put you at risk.

To date, there are no reports that tax inspection clients are being deceived.

“We want people to know that the deadline for online payments is today at midnight. And this is easiest to do in the middle of an ice storm,” said Elfant.

Elfant said residents can pay online. If you are unable to pay online, you can go to the Travis County Revenue Office the first day they open and pay no penalty due to winter weather.

At the moment, the office is still not sure when they will open.