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1. Do you offer exemptions for the elderly on vehicles?

There are no statues in North Carolina that allow us to give an exemption on motor vehicles for the elderly.

2. I sold this boat. Why did I receive a tax bill?

If you were the legal owner of the boat January 1, you are responsible for the taxes that year.

3. What personal property am I required to list?

List all aircrafts, boats, boat motors(detachable), manufactured/mobile homes, jet skis, and permanent tag vehicles and unlicensed vehicles, and business personal property owned by you on January 1st.

4. When am I required to list personal property?

The listing period is January 1 - January 31 of each year.

5. Are manufactured homes required to be listed each year for taxes?

Manufactured homes are required to be listed each year as personal property under North Carolina General Statues if they do not qualify as real property. To qualify as real property, the owner must own the land and the moving hitch, wheels and axles must have been removed.

6. What happens if I do not return the listing form timely?

As required by state law, late listings will receive a 10% penalty.

7. What is the penalty on late listings?

There is added a penalty of 10% for each listing period in which the property was not listed up to a maximum of 60%.

8. If January 31st falls on a weekend, what is the listing deadline?

The next business day.

9. Will you be mailing me a listing form each year?

Taxpayers who have listed personal property the previous year should expect to annually receive a listing form.

10. Can I fax my listing form in?

You cannot fax the listing form to us. The form must be brought into the tax office or postmarked by January 31st. Listing forms can also be dropped off in the Tax Office Drop box, located by the entrance to the Onslow County Government Center.

11. Will you send a notice of my personal property's assessed value?

Your tax bill that you receive in July or around the first of August will serve as your assessment notice. You have 30 days from the mailing date on the bill to appeal the personal property value.