Tax Settlement Progress Tracker

Each year, the County receives numerous questions and inquiries from local officials regarding their tax settlements. With all the townships, villages, cities, school districts, special districts, libraries, etc dependent on these funds for their vital operations and services, it’s no wonder that so many are asking the question the day after due date: “Where’s our money?”

And that’s a great question! The Athens County Treasurer’s Office has made a real time page that will update and track the process publicly. Below, the steps of the process are laid out in generalized form and will update as the County moves through them. It will always reflect the date of the most recent update.

Last Updated: 3/4/2026

So…Where’s Our Tax Settlement Money?

• Calculations of taxes are made by the Auditor’s Office and then sent to Treasurer’s Office
• Treasurer’s Office prints and mails tax bills
• Collection of tax money until March 6 2026 due date <<<<<< WE ARE HERE
• Receipt and processing of mail with postmark date that is before March 6th due date
• Treasurer’s Office calculates total collections and then certifies collections to Auditor’s Office
• Auditor’s Office has received certified total from Treasurer’s Office and is calculating amounts to be sent to each jurisdiction
• Auditor’s Office has completed calculations of settlement and has printed checks and ordered payments to jurisdictions
• Checks are mailed to jurisdictions by County Auditor’s Office
• Treasurer’s Office has completed initial wires to jurisdictions
• State of Ohio pays begins paying rollback taxes and other items.
• Settlement is generally complete. Jurisdictions should have their money!