ALBANY, Ore, 30 October, 2007 — Linn County Tax Assessment and Collection has announced that residents can now make tax payments online or over the phone. For added convenience, taxpayers may use an American Express®, Discover®, MasterCard® or VISA®, credit card, debit card or electronic check to make a payment. The Agency has contracted with Point & Pay, a third party vendor, to operate as an extension of the County's customer support and payment processing services.
"Point & Pay gives the taxpayers of Linn County more flexibility in how they choose to make payments," said Mark Noakes, Linn County Assessor and Tax Collector. "It not only extends payment hours to 24 per day, seven days a week, but allows patrons to extend payment terms using their own line of credit."
Depending upon credit card benefits, cardholders can earn rewards such as airline miles or other bonuses when paying their taxes through Point & Pay. The new service gives residents a flexible, secure method of making payments conveniently and on time.
Linn County bills are mailed in October of each year, and are due on November 15th.
Residents can make an online payment by going to www.co.linn.or.us, clicking Departments/Services and selecting the Tax Collector home page. Taxpayers can also dial toll-free (866) 606-6404 to make a payment.
Information requested will include a property identification number, credit/debit card or checking account information, and the amount of the tax that is to be paid. A nominal fee is calculated and charged for this convenient service.
For over eight years, Point & Pay has offered taxpayers the ease of fulfilling payment obligations in real-time, conveniently and securely from anywhere with Internet or phone access.
"Credit card and E-check payments continue to rise in popularity, reflecting Americans' payment preferences from traditional paper-based to electronic methods," said Point & Pay General Manager, George Devitt. "We are excited to bring this convenient payment alternative to Linn County citizens."
Point & Pay enables government agencies and utilities to accept electronic payments from consumers and businesses for taxes, registrations, licenses, utility bills, and other services and fees using credit and debit cards or electronic checks — anytime, anywhere. Point & Pay is a subsidiary of Vesta Corporation, an innovator and worldwide leader in electronic commerce. With operations in the US, Europe and China, Vesta provides new and innovative solutions for electronic payments for leading international companies, including AT&T, China Mobile, China Unicom, Ericsson, Meteor Mobile Communications, O2, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon. For more information, go to www.pointandpay.com
Scott Boucher
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