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Home My WebLink AboutFY 2026 Tax Newsletter2 025 -2 0 26 PROP ERTY T A X & A SSE S SM EN T I NF ORMA T I ON New! You may now file between April 16 and Dec. 1, with a latefiling fee. Disabled heirs may qualify without paying prior deferredtax debt. This program is available to seniors who will be 62 or older by April 15, 2026. If you are not yet 62 but are receiving Federal SocialSecurity Disability, you may qualify. There have been significant changes to this program and there is anincome limitation to qualify. Applications must be delivered to theAssessor’s Office by April 15, 2026. Under these programs, the State of Oregon pays taxes for you andplaces a lien on the property that accrues 6% interest annually. Theseamounts are deferred and are payable upon disqualification from theprogram. If you are on or have applied for senior deferral and still have questions,please contact the Oregon Department of Revenue at (503) 945-8348 or(800) 356-4222. Oregon Senior and Disabled Citizen Program Questions or concerns about your property’svalue? Think you may need to APPEAL? If you have a question or concern regarding your property's value, pleasecontact the Assessor’s Office at (541) 388-6508 or emailappraisal@deschutes.org. We welcome the opportunity to explain your values, review your accountand, if necessary, walk you through the steps on how to appeal your value. All property is valued as of Jan. 1, 2025, so keep that in mind whenproviding evidence or discussing the condition of your home. You may appeal your property’s value for the 2025-26 tax year with theProperty Value Appeals Board. Appeals must be filed no later than Dec. 31, 2025. Please refer to the back of your tax statement for moreinformation or call the County Clerk’s Office at (541) 388-6549. Upcoming Town Hall meetings Come meet Scot Langton, your County Assessor, and his team to learn how we appraise property and determine values. La Pine: Oct. 28, 5 p.m., 16345 6th St., City Hall Redmond: Oct. 29, 5 p.m., 411 SW 9th St., City Hall Bend: Nov. 3, 5 p.m., 1300 NW Wall St., DeArmond Room Sisters: Nov. 4, 5 p.m., 520 E Cascade Ave., City Hall Tax Office information Please see the reverse side of this page for Tax Office information,including payment options and mailing address change instructions. Tax Estimator tool: provide a “guesstimate” for the amount yourproperty taxes may increase due to changes in your property, such asnew construction, remodels, disqualifications, newly created landaccount (subdivisions), etc. Tax/Millage Rate tool: search the tax/millage rate by account. District Tax tool: use to see a detailed breakdown of your propertytaxes by taxing district and track changes over the past five years. Tools to estimate taxes Scan here to accesstools Veterans who are 40% or more disabled, or surviving spouses who have notremarried, may be entitled to a reduction in property taxes. Applications arerequired; the filing deadline is April 1, 2026. Disabled veteran or surviving spouse of aveteran — Tax Exemption Program Changes affecting 2025-2026 tax statements Have questions, please email: Appraisal/valuation: appraisal@deschutes.org. Business personal property: personalproperty@deschutes.org Other: assessor@deschutes.org. You can reach Assessor’s Office staff at (541) 388-6508, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. To view your account, please visit: dial.deschutes.org Assessor's Office contact information Deschutes County Assessor (541) 388-6508 1300 NW Wall Street #204, Bend www.deschutes.org/assessor assessor@deschutes.org To request this information in an alternate format, please call (541) 388-6540 or email taxoffice@deschutes.org. TAX PAYMENT OPTIONS Deschutes County Tax Office (541) 388-6540 1300 NW Wall Street #203, Bend www.deschutes.org/tax taxoffice@deschutes.org Address changes All address change requests must be made in writing (ORS308.212). Address changes can be noted on the remittanceportion of your property tax statement or made online atwww.deschutes.org/tax. You may also email your address change totaxoffice@deschutes.org.Please include your six-digit tax account number. Tax Payment Options Mail your payments in the envelope provided or to DeschutesCounty Tax Collector, PO Box 7559, Bend, OR 97708-7559. Payments must be postmarked no later than Monday,Nov. 17, 2025 in order to be eligible for the discount. Interest will begin to accrue on Dec. 16, 2025. (ORS 305.820, ORS 311.505) If you are mailing your payment close to the due date andusing the USPS, it is advised that you get a hand-stampedpostmark or receipt from the post office showing yourpayment was mailed on or before the due date. The postmark is not applied until it reaches a distributioncenter, which is not at your local post office. Pay by mail You can pay your taxes online at www.deschutes.org/tax. Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover credit cards,Visa and Mastercard debit cards and electronic checks areaccepted. Convenience fees apply. Debit cards (with a Visa orMastercard logo) will be charged a flat fee of $3.95 pertransaction. All other debit card and all credit cardpayments will be charged 2.5% of the payment amount witha minimum fee of $2 per transaction. eCheck payments will be charged $2 per transaction or $20, ifthe payment is greater than $500,000. Deschutes County doesnot collect or retain any portion of the convenience fee. Pay online Call (866) 871-5856 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to payusing a debit or credit card or an electronic check.The same fees apply as payments made online.Please have your six-digit tax account number and amountyou are paying ready before calling. Pay by phone Use our convenient drive-up drop box at three locations: Bend, 1300 NW Wall St., (Wall Street side of the building nextto ballot drop box). Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. *New* La Pine, 51340 Highway 97, (in the parking lot of theDC South County Services Building across from City Hall.) Open Oct. 25-Nov. 17, Jan. 25-Feb. 17, and April 25-May 15. Redmond, 411 SW 9th St., (in the parking lot behind City Hall.Entrance on Deschutes Avenue.) Open Oct. 25-Nov. 17, Jan. 25-Feb. 17, and April 25-May 15. Pay at our drop boxes Make your payment in person at 1300 NW Wall Street, Suite203, (2nd Floor) in Bend, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. Pay in person No more waiting for statements to arrive in the mail. Instructions on how to sign-up for email statements are available on the enclosed flyer. Your authorization code is printed on your tax statement. Go Paperless with e-Statements A separate payment should be scheduled for each tax accountusing the six-digit tax account number. These payments areposted as of the date the funds are received. Payments should be made well in advance of the due date asthey are often received several days after your scheduled duedate. If you have questions about your delivery date, contact your bank.IF FUNDS ARE RECEIVED AFTER NOV. 17, 2025, THE DISCOUNTWILL BE LOST. INTEREST WILL BEGIN TO ACCRUE ON DEC. 16,2025 Pay with bank online bill pay It is the property owner’s responsibility to know if thelender will be paying the taxes. Generally, if you receive a yellow statement from the County, alender has requested your information and will be makingpayment. If you receive a green statement, no lender hasrequested your information. If in doubt, please contact yourlender. Escrowed property taxes We're open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. We will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans' Day and are closed on all major holidays. To request this information in an alternate format, please call (541) 388-6540 or email taxoffice@deschutes.org.