Maria Walls will be sworn in as Beaufort County’s Treasurer at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. The ceremony will take place in Beaufort County Council Chambers, County Administration Building, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort. Ms. Walls will hold a press conference immediately following the ceremony and all local media are invited to participate. All three locations of the Treasurer’s Office will close that day at 12 noon to support the transition of duties to Ms. Walls from outgoing Treasurer Doug Henderson, who did not seek re-election.  Read More

To help ensure that taxpayers receive tax bills as timely and efficiently as possible, the Beaufort County Treasurer's Office will assume the responsibility of processing all requests to change mailing addresses for taxpayers starting May 1, 2015. Such requests had previously rested with the County Assessor’s and Auditor’s Offices. The County hopes the shift will make this process more convenient for taxpayers, while helping to avoid unnecessary penalties and reducing costs associated with remailing tax bills. “The Treasurer’s Office has noticed a significant increase in the volume of tax bills returned lately. We want to remind taxpayers of the importance in keeping their mailing address current with the County. Failure to receive a tax bill does not affect the validity of the tax, penalty or interest due, the delinquency date, existence of a tax lien, or any procedure a taxing unit institutes to collect the tax,” said Deputy Treasurer and Treasurer-Elect Maria Walls.  Read More