Tax collector going online with auction

May 16--OCALA -- The local taxman is hoping the World Wide Web will help his cause. Following a growing trend, the Marion County Tax Collector's Office will host its first online tax certificate sale on June 1. Tax office officials believe that by conducting the auction on the Internet they wil...

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Published inKnight Ridder Tribune Business News p. 1
Main Author Haberlin, Steven Ray
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 16.05.2005
Subjects
Albright, George
Auctions
Bids
Delinquency
Interest rates
Loftis, Larry
State court decisions
Tax collections
Tax liens
Taxes
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Summary:May 16--OCALA -- The local taxman is hoping the World Wide Web will help his cause. Following a growing trend, the Marion County Tax Collector's Office will host its first online tax certificate sale on June 1. Tax office officials believe that by conducting the auction on the Internet they will sell more certificates and, hence, collect more unpaid taxes. [George Albright] said he hired Pittsburg-based Grant Street Group, the same company that worked with the four pioneering counties last year, to assist with setting up the online auction. He noted that the costs of the auction would be offset by a $15 purchasing charge for each certificate. Bidding for the auction began last week, but the bids won't actually be live until June 1, said John Carroll, information technology director for the Tax Collector's Office. Those interested in taking part in the auction must register online at www.bidmarion.com.