City Tax Collector

Cathy Booker

600 East Walnut Street

The City Tax Collector’s office performs a variety of accounting, finance and administrative work and records management for the City of Dickson.

Office Hours : Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:20pm

Pay or View taxes online: www.cityofdickson.tennesseetrustee.org

Property Tax

The Tax Collector’s office handles the collection of all real and personal property taxes due within the city limits of Dickson. The City of Dickson Council sets the tax rate, usually in July of each year. The State of Tennessee Division of Property Assessment prepares the tax roll and we mail notices to property owners by November 1st. Taxes are due and payable without penalty from November 1st through March 31st of the tax year. Penalty and interest will be added to any delinquent taxes at a rate of l½% per month after delinquency date.

When paying property taxes in person, please bring your tax notice with you. If you mail your payment, please write the receipt number on your check.

If you have a change in your mailing address, please notify our office. You also need to notify the Assessor’s Office at 615-789-7015.

Property Tax Relief Program

State law provides for property tax relief to low-income homeowners age 65 or over, certain homeowners who are permanently and totally disabled and certain disabled veterans. If you believe you may qualify for this relief, please contact our office for details. Applications for property tax relief must be filed prior to the delinquency date.

Public Utilities

The Comptroller of the Treasurer with the State of Tennessee assesses public utilities. Upon receiving notification from the Comptroller, bills are mailed to companies for ad valorem taxes. This usually occurs in January of each year.

Business Tax

The Tax Collector’s office collects business privilege tax for business done within the city limits of Dickson. A minimum tax of $15.00 pus a $5.00 recording fee is due and payable within 20 days of opening a business. If you operate a business in the City of Dickson and gross $3,000 or more in a taxable year, you must file an application for a business license*. A business must file a final return within 15 days after closing a business. If a business operates from a home within the city limits of Dickson, a Home Occupancy Waiver must also be signed and notarized.

Schedule of Rates:

Peddlers, etc.

Peddlers, canvassers, solicitors or transient merchants must file with the City Tax Collector’s office a written application*, which shall be referred to the Chief of Police for investigation. The Chief will report his findings to the Tax Collector within 72 hours. After approval from the Chief of Police and City Recorder, a permit is issued. All permits are $55.00 and are good for 14 days.

This does not apply to persons selling at wholesale to dealers, nor to newsboys, or merchants who merely deliver goods in the regular course of business, nor to charitable, religious, patriotic or philanthropic organizations, nor to truck farmers selling locally grown produce. A business license doe not allow an applicant to go door to door soliciting sales. A peddler’s permit is required.

Annual Beer And Liquor Privilege Tax

The annual beer and liquor privilege tax is collected in the City Tax Collector’s office. Renewal notices are mailed to all beer and liquor permit holders in December. Privilege tax must be paid by December 31st.

Hotel / Motel Tax

A privilege tax of 2.50% is charged to local hotels and motels to be be paid monthly to the City of Dickson. Such tax is to be paid by the 20th of each month for the preceding month. Download the form*...

Miscellaneous Receipts

All in lieu of tax payments are receipted in the Tax Collector’s Office. These include gas, electric, housing, TVA, etc. Beer and liquor taxes are collected monthly. Also, State of Tennessee checks and sales tax from Dickson County Trustees’s Office are deposited through the City Tax Collector’s Office.

General Information

Maps of the City of Dickson with Dickson County on the reverse side are available upon request at no charge.

Up to date tax maps of the city limits of Dickson are also available for viewing.

Our staff is always available to assist in any way needed. Please fee free to call or email for any additional information. We are open for any suggestions or comments that would make our website more helpful to you.

Downloadable Forms and Applications*

• Business License Application Form
• Home Occupancy Waiver
• Monthly return for Hotel/Motel tax
• Application for a Peddler’s Permit

*Note

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