Tax Assessor Collector
Luana Howell, Tax Assessor-Collector
Serving citizens of Upshur County since 2015.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities of this department include assessing and collecting taxes for the county, school districts, cities and collection of certain taxes and fees. The Tax Office does automobile registration and title transfers, also beer and alcohol licenses. The Tax-Assessor-Collector is elected by the qualified voters for a four-year term.
“The assessor for each taxing unit calculates the appropriate rates required by Tax Code Chapter 26 and submits those rates to the governing body by August 7 or as soon thereafter as practicable. The assessor also posts prominently on the homepage of the taxing unit’s website a Notice of Tax Rates form (50-212) prescribed by the Comptroller."
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