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1. I am wanting to purchase another property. Can I find out what the tax amount would be?

The Assessor's office can provide a rough estimate of the tax amount based on the purchase price of the property and using the last year's millage rate. The following example demonstrates how tax amounts are figured. For the current tax amount on a property or to determine if the taxes are current, we urge you to contact the Kay County Treasurer's office at 580-362-2523.

Examples

• Purchase Price x Assessment Ratio (the assessment percentage applied to the taxable market value of property which is controlled by the voters, Kay County's assessment ratio is 11% for real property and 14% for personal property) = Assessed Value
• Assessed Value x Millage Rate (Mills are expressed as dollars per thousand dollars of assessed value. The millage rate is based on the school district where the property is located. This value changes annually.) - Any Exemptions = Tax Amount
• Example: If you pay $99,500 for a property in Ponca City school district 71A in 2017, an estimate of the taxes would be figured as follows: $99,500 x 11% = $10,945. $10,945 - 1,000 (This is a homestead exemption which will need to be filed on any home that is used as the primary homestead, regardless if homestead is already filed on your previous home.) = $9,945 x 0.09802 (which is the 2017 mill levy for 71A 98.02/1,000) = $957.90 (tax amount for 2017 or rough estimate for 2018)

2. How is the money from my property tax used?

Property taxes are an important source of revenue for local schools, vocational education, libraries, and city and county government. Generally, local schools receive the largest share of the property tax. Here is a listing of the 2017 tax levies for Kay County.

SCHOOL DISTRICT	TOTAL LEVY	SCHOOL DISTRICT	TOTAL LEVY	SCHOOL DISTRICT	TOTAL LEVY	SCHOOL DISTRICT	TOTAL LEVY
I-125 RURAL	95.48	I-45 RURAL	95.13	I-71 RURAL	93.84	I-87 TONKAWA	94.65
I-125 BRAMAN	95.48	I-45 BLACKWELL	95.13	I-71 PONCA CITY	98.02	I-2 (NOBLE) RURAL	76.42
I-125 NEWKIRK	95.84	D-50 PONCA CITY	74.94	I-87 RURAL	94.65	J-95(GRANT) RURAL	78.76
I-125 RURAL	95.84	D-50 KILDARE	74.94	J-11 KAW CITY	74.89	J-11(OSAGE) RURAL	76.43
D-27 RURAL	74.08	D-50 RURAL	74.94	J-11 RURAL	74.89	I-4 (NOBLE) RURAL	78.21

3. I have recently purchased a new home, what do I need to do?

Make sure the deed has been filed for the property. Then, if this is your primary residence, come to the Assessor’s office to file homestead exemption and/or the 100% Disabled Veteran’s Exemption at any point throughout the year which will be applied to the qualifying year. Additional homestead exemption or the senior valuation freeze can only be filed, if applicable, between January 1 and March 15.

4. What is homestead exemption, additional homestead, veteran’s exemption, and the senior valuation freeze?

Please view more information about the exemptions, freeze and information on other tax relief programs.

5. When/how do I pay my taxes?

The Assessor’s office gives the County Treasurer’s office value assessments for each property. The County Treasurer’s office then determines the tax dollar amount based on the current year’s millage levy and mail a statement to the taxpayer in November. Payments can be made in full by January 1st or can be made in two payments with the first half to be paid before January 1st and the remainder to be paid before April 1st. Taxes may be paid in the Treasurer's office at:
Kay County Courthouse
201 S Main Street
Newkirk, OK 74647

You can also contact the Treasurer’s office for other payment methods. For other questions regarding tax statements, amounts, escrow, etc. please contact the treasurer’s office at 580-362-2523.

6. What do I need to do if I purchase or sell a mobile home?

To move or transfer ownership of a manufactured home, an Oklahoma Manufactured Home Certificate (OTC form 936) must be completed. To complete this form, the Assessor's office requires the title for the manufactured home, the home's current location, the new location, if being moved, and the name and address of new owner, if being sold. The taxes for the manufactured home will have to be prepaid for the current year as well as any delinquent taxes.

7. How can I find a property owner’s name, address, and/or legal description of a property?

You may either contact our office at 580-362-2565 and we can tell you over the phone or subscribe to our online property search database. Learn more about the property search database.

8. Should I let the Assessor’s office know if there have been any changes to my home or property?

Yes, it is important to let us know if the property has changed. If an improvement is made to the structure on the property or if the structure on the property has been damaged by flood, fire, or storm, the property tax could be adjusted.

9. What is the Change of Assessment Notice?

If the assessed value of a property increased, by law, the Assessor's office is to mail a Change of Assessment Notice to the property owner. These notices are mailed out March 1st and the property owner has 30 calendar days from the date on the notice to file a protest. You also have 30 extended days to apply for homestead, additional homestead and the senior valuation freeze, if applicable. If the value of the property stayed the same or went down, a notice will not be mailed to the property owner.

10. How do I file a protest?

You can always contact us by phone, come into the office to get the protest form, or you may look on the Oklahoma Tax Commission's website for the protest forms. When our office receives the informal protest, we will have 5 days to respond with our decision. After that if you are still in disagreement with our values you have 10 days to file a formal protest with the Board of Equalization, which you do by calling Kay County Clerk's Office at 580-362-2537.

11. How do I read a parcel identification number?

3760

3760	00	004	014	0	000	00
1	2	3	4	5	6	7

• 3760 is UPS Addition of Tonkawa, Block 4, Lot 14

8600

8600	03	026	02W	2	002	00
1	2	3	4	5	6	7

• 8600 is Carlisle Township, Section 3, Township 26 North, Range 2 West, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter
  • Addition or township
  • If the area is platted, these two digits will be 0 or the section number
  • Block number of location of township
  • Lot number or range location
  • Quarter section: 1 for Northeast, 2 for Northwest, 3 for Southwest, 4 for Southeast
  • Number of parcels created out of the original parcel.
  • Indicates a split from one of the parcels