Escrow Check
The EscrowCheck tool provides real-time tax payment status updates from banks, mortgage companies, and other lenders. Before making a payment or contacting the Tax Department with payment status inquiries, please use the tool below to verify if an escrow exists on your property and whether the escrow payment has been submitted.
Please enter your parcel number in the “Search by item number” field above.
Important Tax Dates
- Gross receipts taxes on short-term leases of Motor Vehicles are due by the fifteenth of each month for the previous month’s collections.
- Beer and/or wine licenses must be renewed each year by April 30.
- Motel/hotel occupancy taxes are due by the fifteenth of each month for the previous month's collections.
All persons and businesses in Guilford County are required by North Carolina law to list for taxation before midnight January 31, 2026, personal property owned on January 1, 2026. Additions, improvements and/or deletions made to real property during 2025 (examples: aluminum or vinyl siding, central heat and/or air conditioning, storage buildings or detached garages and swimming pools) must also be listed with the Guilford County Tax Department. On-line and downloadable listings may be submitted in person, by mail or for listings of property used in connection with a business or individual personal property, electronically via an on-line listing system.
Personal property items including boats and watercraft, mobile homes, unregistered motor vehicles, aircraft and property used in connection with a business are taxable and must be listed.
Vehicles annually licensed in North Carolina are not to be listed on the personal property listing form since property taxes for these vehicles are included and paid at the time a license plate is acquired or renewed. However, vehicles which do not have a current North Carolina license plate, trailers registered on a multiyear basis, vehicles registered under the International Registration Plan (IRP) and vehicles owned and leased by public service companies are to be listed.
If you do not receive a personal property listing form by January 16th, you should call one of the telephone numbers below to request a form. Individual Personal Property Listings submitted in person, electronically or postmarked after February 2, 2026 will be subject to a penalty. Business Personal Property Listings submitted in person, or postmarked after February 2, 2026 without an extension will be subject to a penalty. Business Personal Property Listings submitted electronically without an electronic extension after May 15, 2026 will be subject to a penalty. Unlisted property will be subject to discovery and penalty.
The deadline for submission of applications for tax relief is June 1, 2026. Homeowners sixty-five (65) years of age and older or who are totally and permanently disabled as of January 1, and whose income (including social security) does not exceed $38,800 may qualify. Honorably discharged veterans with 100% total and permanent disability may also qualify. Applications are available online and at the Tax Department.
Tax Department personnel will be available at the following locations during regular business hours to assist you:
Guilford County Tax Department
Guilford County Independence Center
400 West Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
Telephone: 336-641-3320 Individual Personal Property
Telephone: 336-641-3345 Business Personal Property
Telephone: 336-641-4814 Real Property
Guilford County Tax Department
Governmental Complex
325 East Russell Avenue
High Point, NC 27262
Telephone: 336-641-7911
All persons and businesses in Guilford County are required by North Carolina law to pay their local property taxes before midnight, January 5, 2026. This deadline applies to taxes on all real property and on all classes of personal property EXCEPT vehicles licensed in North Carolina.
Payments may be made in person at the Guilford County Tax Collection Center located at 400 West Market Street in Greensboro or at the Governmental Complex located at 325 East Russell Avenue in High Point. Please call 336-641-3363 and ask to speak with someone in Tax Collections should you have any questions. 24/7 Drop Boxes are also available at both Greensboro and High Point offices. You can mail your payment directly to our bank’s processing facility in Charlotte. The address to which payments should be mailed is:
Guilford County Tax Department
P.O. Box 70939
Charlotte, NC 28272-0939
You may also pay your taxes online by eCheck or with credit/debit cards (American Express, Discover, MasterCard, or Visa) or you can download the myGuilfordCounty app at the Apple app store or at the Google Play app store. To pay by phone, please call 336-203-7795.
A processing fee of 1.85% of the transaction amount plus a $2.00 transaction fee will be charged for online or telephone payments by credit or debit cards. If paying by eCheck online, there will be a processing fee of $1.25 per transaction amount plus a $2.00 transaction fee. Point of sale (in person) payments are charged a processing fee of 2.35% of the transaction amount.
Note: Payments not made by the close of business on or postmarked by January 5th will be subject to interest charges as well as forcible collection methods such as garnishment of wages and attachment of bank accounts.
Ways to Pay
Call: 336-203-7795 (credit and debit cards only)
Web/mobile and phone payments: 1.85% of transaction amount processing fee + $2 transaction fee
The Guilford County Tax Department uses a service called Payit that allows you to pay tax bills online, by phone, or in person. Payit collects processing and/or transaction fees to deliver quality services more efficiently with no upfront costs to Guilford County. The Guilford County Tax Department does not collect or benefit from the transaction/processing fees
Mail your check or money order (cash not accepted) to:
PO Box 70939
Charlotte, NC 28272-0939
24/7 drop boxes are located at:
400 W. Market St.
Greensboro, NC 27401
325 E. Russell Ave.
High Point, NC 27260
Greensboro Office
400 W. Market St.
Greensboro, NC 27401
336-641-3363
High Point Office
325 E. Russell Ave.
High Point, NC 27260
336-641-7911
Office Hours
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Point of Sale (in person) payments: 2.35% of transaction amount processing fee
The Guilford County Tax Department uses a service called Payit that allows you to pay tax bills online, by phone, or in person. Payit collects processing and/or transaction fees to deliver quality services more efficiently with no upfront costs to Guilford County. The Guilford County Tax Department does not collect or benefit from the transaction/processing fees.
Office Locations and Contacts
High Point Location
General Contacts
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tax Director: Ben Chavis
Email: taxdir@guilfordcountync.gov
| Section | Phone | Fax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | 336-641-3363 | 336-641-7908 | taxdir@guilfordcountync.gov |
| Collections / Payments | 336-641-3363 | 336-641-4867 | |
| Real Estate Appraisals | 336-641-4814 | 336-641-8040 | taxappraisal@guilfordcountync.gov |
| Real Estate Records | 336-641-4879 | taxtransfers@guilfordcountync.gov | |
| Business Personal Property | 336-641-3345 | 336-641-3322 | biztax@guilfordcountync.gov |
| Individual Personal Property | 336-641-3320 | 336-641-4508 | indtax@guilfordcountync.gov |
| Exempt Property | 336-641-5645 | ||
| Motor Vehicles | 336-641-3320 | 336-641-4508 | indtax@guilfordcountync.gov |
About
The Guilford County Tax Department is comprised of both the Assessor and Collector Offices. The Assessor’s Office is responsible for the listing, appraisal, and assessment of all taxable property in Guilford County. The Collector’s Office is responsible for the collection of all property taxes in Greensboro, Jamestown, Oak Ridge, Pleasant Garden, Sedalia, Summerfield, Whitsett, Gibsonville, and parts of Archdale, Burlington, Kernersville, and High Point, due to Guilford County.
Each year in late December, personal property listing forms are sent to property owners who had a personal property listing in the prior year. All personal property subject to annual listing must be listed during the month of January in order to avoid a 10% late listing penalty as mandated by state law. Because Guilford County utilizes a permanent listing system for real estate, real property does not have to be listed unless an improvement or deletion was made to the property during the preceding calendar year. Listing forms are available through the links on the Tax Department web pages. Persons listing real or personal property for the first time should contact the Tax Assessor’s Office for listing information. In addition to listing services, the Assessor’s office administers tax relief programs for qualified applicants.
The Tax Assessor’s primary responsibility is to appraise, list and assess all taxable real and personal property each year and furnish tax base figures to the county, municipalities and fire departments for budget purposes. Real estate is currently revalued every five (5) years in Guilford County. This procedure allows the Tax Department to adjust the appraised value of real estate to reflect the property’s true value in light of changing real estate market conditions. The most recent revaluation occurred in 2022.