ADOR Launches New Online System
Electronic Sales Application for Tax Delinquent Property Now Available
Montgomery, July 1, 2014—State Revenue Commissioner Julie P. Magee
announced today that the process of buying tax delinquent property just became
easier and much more efficient with the launch of the department’s newest
online feature: ADOR’s electronic sales
application for tax delinquent property.
“This new application will enable interested persons to search our
database of tax delinquent properties quickly and easily, locating properties
they are interested in purchasing. They
can then submit their sales applications online, providing them with an immediate
confirmation that their applications have been received. The entire sales application process now can
be handled online; whereas before, it was largely a manual process,” explained
Magee.
Key features to the new online system are the searchable database
and the automated application process.
Prospective purchasers can search tax delinquent properties in various
ways: by county; by the person’s name in
which the property was assessed when it sold to the state for delinquent taxes;
by the certificate of sale number (CS#); or by the parcel number of the
property. In addition, certain
information fields on the sales application are automatically filled in or
populated, which greatly reduces the risks for errors, according to Magee.
“Once the prospective purchaser enters certain personal
information required to complete the application process, the application can
then be submitted with a click of button,” explained Magee.
The completed application is transmitted directly to ADOR’s
Property Tax Division for processing.
The prospective purchaser will receive confirmation that his or her
application was received, along with information concerning the processing of
the price quote.
The link to the new online system is available on the department’s
website at
http://revenue.alabama.gov/property/landsales/.
Currently, over 30,000 parcels of tax delinquent properties are
held in the State of Alabama’s inventory for sale. On average, the department processes between
500 and 1,000 sales applications monthly.
For more information concerning Alabama’s tax delinquent property
sales, application procedures, and helpful tips on reading transcripts of tax
delinquent property, visit the department’s website at www.revenue.alabama.gov and log onto the “Property Tax Division”
page, “Tax Delinquent Property for Sale” at
http://revenue.alabama.gov/property/landsales/.
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Media contact for more information:
ADOR Media Affairs Office
Carolyn G. Blackstock
Telephone: (334) 242-1390; FAX: (334) 242-0550
WEBSITE address: www.revenue.alabama.gov